Presumably he means countries with somewhat higher levels of nepotism in the military than the US. MENA countries (excepting Israel here) are known to suffer f

Presumably he means countries with somewhat higher levels of nepotism in the military than the US. MENA countries (excepting Israel here) are known to suffer from this significantly, and it is a big factor in their militaries historically underperforming. It is a valid point to bring this up as possible cause or factor, no need to get all defensive about it.