{awesome article from Bill Kristol pointing out the obvious (to us) about how our military are and will be in the future the best leaders of our nation. The Greatest Generation produced a long line of real leaders in our communities, state, and nation and you just know this generation will do the same.}
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1651505,00.html
Inside Iraq
By William Kristol
I spent a week in Iraq recently, and here's what impressed me most: the Americans. In particular, the quality and character of the American soldiers and Marines who are fighting there and trying to help rebuild the nation. I don't mean to slight, in some ethnocentric way, the steadfastness and courage of the Iraqi people. But it was meeting and watching the American soldiers at work that I found most interesting.
I've served in government, and I'm familiar with Washington, and I'm not an uncritical cheerleader for the American military. Indeed, I'd say that some of our general officers--until this past year, when General David Petraeus and Lieut. General Ray Odierno took over--haven't particularly distinguished themselves. But the brigade and battalion commanders and the company and platoon leaders I saw in Iraq are really impressive.