Brilliant summation of what drives IT, where it's going and what it needs in the US. THANK YOU for this simple and correct assessment of what has made the US a leader and what it may be lacking in the future. We are the leader because of our ability to attract, grow and maintain the best minds in the world. The free system of democracy allowed us to compete in a new way the world had never seen before. Could it be that the world is becoming freer and we are becoming less free, more defensive, protective, uneducated and undisciplined? Hmmm, I think you've got something there.