Posts Tagged ‘Frederick Kagan’

Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 12:48pm

America’s Next Commander-in-Chief

Posted by Tom Skypek in The American Presidency

 

Character is arguably the most important quality for a commander-in-chief to possess.  The stresses of the presidency are extraordinary.  It is, after all, the toughest job in the world.  “Character” is a word that is thrown around quite often by politicians, but here’s what it means to me as I think about the upcoming election.  Character means always doing what is best for America over doing what is politically expedient. Often this requires supporting and/or enacting policies that are unpopular, though they may be in the best interest of the country. …

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