That title was chosen by Col. ret. Vandergriff for a text in his blog.
Considering the content of that blog text, I'd call that a very skilled understatement

The whole thing is as astonishing as it fits into the general picture.


http://donvandergriff.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/hostility-between-british-and-american-military-leaders-revealed/


Quoting makes little sense, short of a full quote. You gotta read it, for he already wrote a summary of the disaster himself.

I expect that certain statements made by the British officers in the source will have strategic consequences. They certainly have the potential to contribute to a British strategic shift - especially the ones about the 'special relationship'.