"Lions led by donkeys."

[Ocelot II]

... A phrase used to imply that a capable group of individuals are incompetently led. Coined in classical antiquity, the phrase was commonly used after World War I to contrast senior commanders who had led armies, most prominently those of the British Armed Forces, with the men they commanded. The historiography of the United Kingdom during the 20th century frequently described the infantry of the British Army as brave soldiers (lions) being sent to their deaths by incompetent and indifferent commanders (donkeys). .. Plutarch attributed to Chabrias the saying that "an army of deer commanded by a lion is more to be feared than an army of lions commanded by a deer." An ancient Arabian proverb says "An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep." During the Crimean War, a letter was reportedly sent home by a British soldier quoting a Russian officer who had said that British soldiers were "lions commanded by donkeys."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_led_by_donkeys

I think we'll be hearing that expression a lot more now.

[GusBob]

1. slayed by the jawbone of an ass

that's from the Bible I think