When I was in the Army i was taught that one of the reasons the American military was so successfully against the Germans in WW II was the ability of the local commanders to make decisions and not have to wait for directions from above. Patton knew the Germans were structured much like today’s American military (run from the Pentagon and White House) and that is why he beat them. Susan Rice is not Patton and its unlikely she or any of her cohorts would even make good squad leaders!.