tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post1197623221300177311..comments2023-04-10T04:25:40.802-04:00Comments on The Bowed Bookshelf: Duty by Robert M. GatesTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246455872244287099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post-84045591166879319782014-02-18T14:58:51.834-05:002014-02-18T14:58:51.834-05:00Exactly. This kind of common sense and leadership ...Exactly. This kind of common sense and leadership <i>is</i> rare. You can imagine how necessary great leadership is in any country & how fighting often kills off the best of leaders...I am thinking now of the Middle East. If they only hadn't killed off their best they might not be in the bloody situation they face today.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246455872244287099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post-77461850036379740892014-02-18T12:54:50.186-05:002014-02-18T12:54:50.186-05:00As noble as Gates appears, his example is ultimate...As noble as Gates appears, his example is ultimately depressing in the realization of how rare it is. The accumulated evidence of the last decade (at a minimum) provides objective evidence for this in every branch and level of government. Zakariah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751075547005542773noreply@blogger.com