Sometimes you get a letter from a reader that’s so well written, you just have to publish it. Here’s something I received today from a reader in Maryland on Obama’s trip to Asia:

“A question which often worries young military officers in training is, ‘Where should I place myself in battle? At the front? In the back? In the middle?’ The answer is, of course, wherever you are most needed, and can best impose your influence. The buzz phrase for this is to ‘place yourself at the point of friction.’ Or, less technically: go where the action is.

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