Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
More Aussie Muslims fight for Islamic State than against it
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Sydney teen Abdullah Elmir is serving with Islamic State in the Middle East.
Blazing Cat Fur : There are more Australian Muslims fighting in the Middle East for terrorist group Islamic State than there are Australian Muslim soldiers serving to stop the extremist organisation.
An estimated 70 Australians have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight
with Islamic State and, Āaccording to the Australian Defence Force,
just 100 of the nationās 30,000 full-time soldiers identify as Muslim.
Based on that proportion, with 600 ADF members serving in the Middle East, there would be about two Muslims involved in repelling the terrorist group.
Muslims represent about 2.2 per cent of the Australian
population but only 0.33 per cent of ADF members, a more than sixfold
underĀ-representation in armed services. The ADF said disclosure of faith was voluntary. The low number of Muslim defence force members has drawn criticism from some areas, with concerns Muslim immigration is importing the problem of terrorism but gaining very little in the way of anti-terrorism support.
