A recognized voice on foreign policy and education, McRaven from 2015-2018 served as chancellor, or chief executive, of the University of Texas System. As head of Joint Special Operations Command from June 2008 to June 2011, he oversaw the successful raid against al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in May 2011. McRaven, a retired admiral, worked at every level in special operations starting as a SEAL platoon commander, according to his Navy biography. And sometimes it’s easier to do something like charging into a burning building than to forgive somebody for a slight.” “Every small slight seems to make people angry. “Today, society seems to be quickly aggrieved,” he said. Anger and the immediate desire to retaliate against an aggressor are undue burdens, he said. Forgiveness “is never easy” but is particularly important in society today, McRaven said during a phone interview Monday with Stars and Stripes.
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