Rising generation rejects 'Globocop' role

Should we get involved in another civil war in the Middle East? Sure! What could possibly go wrong? That seems to be the way the Libya debate’s trending here in D.C. Ever generous with other Americans’ blood and treasure, Beltway pols and pundits are lining up behind a “no-fly zone” (for starters) and busily decrying President Obama’s “weakness.” Rarely is the question asked, is our political class learning? (Probably because the answer’s always “no.”)

And yet, “the children” may have learned something from coming of age during two seemingly interminable and fruitless wars. That’s what’s suggested by a new survey from the Brookings Institution: “D.C.’s New Guard: What Does the Next Generation of American Leaders Think?”