Senior leaders of the Army, which has borne the lion’s share of the deployments over more than a decade of grinding ground combat, created a program called Comprehensive Soldier Fitness “to teach soldiers how to be psychologically strong in the face of adversity, such as combat.” Tellingly, these classes on resilience are available to family members of the troops, as well…
After suffering decades of Irish Republican Army terrorism and then more recent violence from Islamist militants, Britain has elevated responsibilities for national resilience to a formal government position. The United States has no comparable post…
Can the United States learn resilience without suffering the repeated murderous attacks that have bloodied such nations as Israel and Britain? If — when — terrorists again strike the United States, will the response be brittle and clumsy and counterproductive in ways that only add to the militants’ victory? Or will Americans rise with resilience?
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