Petraeus: The hero that never was
As for the military genius of Gen. Petraeus, recall the famous cry of King Pyrrhus, “one more such victory and we are lost.”
Collapse of the Petraeus facade
His greatest accomplishment was merely personal: he transformed himself from an intellectual nerd into a rock star military man.
The Medals They Carried
But of that 30, how many civilians will notice that only one item was for heroism (Bronze Star with "V")
The Character of George Washington
What made George Washington the most remarkable man of an extraordinary generation? He was not an intellectual giant like Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, or James Madison. Compared with…