Was the First Battle of Klendathu a failure due to the military leadership or the pressure from the government for a major offensive following the asteroid drop on Buenos Aires?

the military leadership was hurried to provide results after the asteroid drop, causing a delayed deployment of armour and thus necessitating the "human wave" tactics used on klendathu. That combined with the underestimating of the bug strength combined to form what is technically known as a "grade A clusterfuck"