Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
The UN wants to go toothless again with this new mandate !!
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Annan says U.N. won't 'wage war'. UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to U.N. member states to provide desperately needed U.N. peacekeeping troops for Lebanon and assured them the U.N. force would not "wage war" on Israel, Lebanon, or Hezbollah militants. "It is not expected to achieve by force what must be realized through negotiation and an internal Lebanese consensus," Annan said in a report to the U.N. Security Council on implementation of the Aug. 11 resolution calling for an end to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict.
So what's the point of deploying if you do not want to enforce, "Peace keeping" ? France faced criticism in the European press for not offering more troops for Southern Lebanon, which was seen as jeopardizing the UN force's difficult task of imposing peace. The Times of London said, accusing Paris in an editorial ofbacking down from earlier indications that it was ready to play the leading role in the enlarged UN force.Also this bit, while it said France was prepared to command the enlarged force, it also called for safety guarantees for its soliders before making further commitments. The Frogs want safety gurantees !!! If you want to think that the Frogs can successfully lead the UN, think again ! They do not want to put their lives on the line for peace.
They have never successfully waged war aginst anyone with the exception of their own citizens. French Revolution- Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French. These will be the nutjobs, the poor unfortunate Malaysian Troops will be placed under command. In Bosnia air cover was provided by NATO and the Malaysians were under a British Mechanized Brigade. In Somalia the US provided close air support. This is indeed food for thought.
