I heard Obama talk about “our brave pilots” flying over Libya. This is nonsense. Dropping bombs from thousands of feet in the air with almost no chance of being shot down is not brave. Refusing to do so and trying to get out of the military, now that is a brave thing. I say “trying to” because the military is the only job you can’t quit. And it is just a job, but that is a subject for another article.

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