2 very good posts that I think sum up the flt ops mis-management situation in a nutshell.
Al Retard is definately the root of the problem, but the spineless pratts below him do nothing to alleviate the situation.
I heard recently that one of the Capt. complained to Ed the Donkey about there being no water at DSO for two days, the reply he got was "I don't give a !!!!!".
They are all part of the same error chain.