My heart and my brain were in conflict as I listened to President Obama’s plans for Afghanistan. On the one hand, I am war weary. This nation has been involved in shooting and bombing conflicts throughout my 66 years of life: World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Viet Nam, Bosnia, Grenada, Panama, Gulf War I and II, Afghanistan, and clandestine skirmishes in various parts of the world. I have serious doubts about the ability of the United States to serve as the world’s great [...]