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."
Historian Bat Ye’or on Robert Spencer’s History of Jihad: “Courageous and scholarly”
Monday, August 13, 2018
Jihad Watch : Bat Ye’or, the pioneering historian of dhimmitude and the author of many important books, including Eurabia, The Dhimmi, and The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam, read my new book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS and had this to say:
In a time of cowardice and deliberate falsehood, the
courageous and scholarly exposure of the greatest challenges and dangers
of our time by Robert Spencer is priceless. I am so happy to have this
latest example of Robert Spencer’s fantastic dedication, his erudition,
his writing abilities and his courage in defending his ideas in spite of
tremendous difficulties.
Have you ordered the book yet? It’s the first and only comprehensive
history of the entire phenomenon of jihad, from Spain to India and many,
many other places — with massive implications for public policy, both
foreign and domestic. Order it here now.
Demand has been much higher than anticipated and so Amazon has already
run out of stock, but they will have more soon, so order now!
