The military leaders on the line - the guys at the sharp end - are better than many civilian leaders. And their troops are better cared for and led than the average American worker.

Success will ruin your life.

The threat is gone. Saddam Hussein may look like a bull but he's a steer. And there's a big difference between a bull and a steer - ask a cow.

Soldiers are in the business of death-inflicting it, and, as little as possible, receiving it. They must be careful, but they also must take risks. And they re…