Those who spend our money and send out young men and women to fight abroad have no incentive to behave or perform, in the private market we are constantly informed of our performance or lack there off. In the political market place not so (a little better with social media though) elections are held in a cycle.  When it comes to election time spin and presentation come to the fore and war dead and debt are pushed under the carpet,  enquiries are established that have there powers seriously curtailed so we have BAU in political landscape. With us the taxpayer on the hook for their interventions.