I agree completely.

But I also have to disagree with another point as the staffing shenanigans in IAH continued well into, and after, the merger and only stopped now with the recent "plan" to rebalance flying from IAH to the bases where the flying actually occurs. By definition, there would not be a need to rebalance if staffing was actually squared away in the first place.

I primarily blame the company for this fiasco with C171 (and the pre-ISL LCAL MEC) as an enabling accessory right up until the shoe was on the other foot.