It is such a pleasure to have a new president waiting to face the difficult challenges ahead of us. As I listened to President-elect Barack Obama’s very moving acceptance speech, I found myself thinking that this would be a proud day for Benjamin Franklin, the only founding father who worked his way up from modest means and held to the belief throughout his life that all people were created equal. I think he would have loved to see President Obama. For me, the moment was emotionally complex. I had read Obama’s military policy and I knew in this respect we...