What It Means to be a Superpower

As the soldier's arm patch (right below the American flag) points out, we are indeed "doing the work of" France, Germany and Russia. But hey -- it's not like it's the first time.

Update: Ruth Anne Adams, who herself has military experience, notes below that the insignias are unlikely to be genuine. Fair enough -- I'll leave them up as a sardonic comment on our friends the French, Germans and Russians. Thanks for setting the record straight.