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rrussell wrote:

a politician should definitely be decisive and also courageous, but in
a
completely other way than soldiers. or am i just dreaming this up?

A soldier is expected to have both physical and moral courage. Why
should we not expect any less from our civilian leaders?

Moral, yes. One would hope that the Secret Service, Homeland Security,
NORAD, etc., all contribute to a lack of a requirement for physical
courage.