Not defending the FAA...
But understand that since it was established (after some horrible collision over the Grand Canyon by two airliners sight-seeing in the 1950s) the FAA has had a confusing mission...
Promote commercial air transport
... and ...
Keep ALL air operations safe
I'm sure a number of dedicated folks have suffered a lot of job related stress over the years with this psychotic mission.
Can't really find too much fault with the job they've managed to do, all things considered. There is room for improvement, but we could all be superman, too.
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