[Six Nifty .50s]

There is some truth in the original post, but the author should have explained himself clearly to avoid hostile replies.

Yes, German political and military officials often made poor decisions in their use of resources and promotion of leaders (at all levels). So did their opponents. It's a matter of degree. Mediocrity is not hard to find if you look for it, but what I have read so far does not prove that the British, American or Russian air forces made better overall use of their own war-making potential.

When making these comparisons, the outside political interference must be carefully separated from bad choices made by military leaders. That there were plenty of both only adds to the complexity.

For that reason, discussions about this subject tend to degenerate into arguments over amounts of material. It is easier to count the beans than to agree on the best recipe to cook them.