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Some things to keep in mind about the #USmil, which I am thinking about for no particular reason:

- No one gets promoted for telling their boss "no" or "it cannot be done at an acceptable cost"--even if that's the correct answer.

- A room full of generals is a room full of people who have said "yes" many, many times. They may have the individual capacity to buck authority, but it is not a _practiced_ capacity.

- The institutional norm of subordination to civil authority is incredibly strong.