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."
( Levant) While the Islamic world washes its hands of the bloodshed currently ongoing in Syria. I mean contrast the response around the world to when Israel went into Gaza in 2009 in which to make Hamas pay for launching hundreds of missiles into their much larger neighbour (1500 dead majority Hamas gunmen) to the over 16000 people (majority civilians) murdered in Syria this past year. Yup there's that famous Simon and Garfunkel song playing in the background again.
Anyway after continuing to protest about Israel day in and day out over 5 Turkish thugs shot in 2010, the Turks remain very silent on the thousands killed next door by their so called new friend Syria. This stance was substantiated by how a Turkish F4 reconnaissance jet was shot by the Syrians last week. It seems that while happy to play hard ball with Israel (Well on paper anyway) they really don't wish to offend Syria for shooting down one of their jets. Well the Turks have called in NATO in an attempt to use their mantra of one for all, all for one as an excuse to have somebody who can fight in their corner.
Well today US intelligence have revealed that actually the Turkish jet was in Syrian airspace. Get that, the Turks were in the wrong and officially, the Syrians did nothing wrong. Oh dear instead of saying something (you know like they do on a daily basis with Israel) The Turks remain silent.
