In the Star Wars Legends canon, Admiral [**Natasi Daala**](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Natasi_Daala) is often thought of - both by herself and by others - as a competent, even brilliant, commander. And yet, every one of her campaigns was a dismal failure, with most ending in a complete rout. In fact, Daala herself was considered dead on at least three occasions (two of which included the total destruction of her fleet), finally relinquishing her command to [Gilad Pellaeon](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Gilad_Pellaeon) after the third failed campaign.

Somehow, Daala found herself in the office of Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance, yet she managed to fudge this up as well. In her two years as Chief, she made such increasingly bad decisions that the Jedi Order and several others had to forcefully remove her from office. 

**Given this unremitting (and perhaps unmatched) history of failure, what justification is there in-universe to call Daala competent, much less brilliant?**