"But there are far too many in this country who should have had his six and have instead proven they aren't men to go to the well with."
You sound aware of the external dangers but not clear about (or awfully polite) about internal ones. Some of the men you refer to are quite capable. They are simply on the side of the enemy.
I am aware of many internal dangers, but at the top of my list is people not aware we need to stick together and not let our personal differences be known by and exploitable by the external enemies.