By the way, it has occurred to me that there may be some folks who aren't familiar with the term "cluster fuck" or "clusterfuck".

From the Wikipedia entry for military slang:

clusterfuck

A disastrous situation that results from the cumulative errors of several people or groups. In semi-polite company this is referred to as a Charlie Foxtrot (The letters "C" and "F" from the NATO phonetic alphabet).