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."
Will Harapan stop dancing to Umno/PAS tune? - Commander S THAYAPARAN (Retired) Royal Malaysian Navy
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Malaysiakini: “If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his
aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of
all obstacles.” - Carl Von Clausewitz
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COMMENT
| Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has got it right in saying Pakatan
Harapan should not dance to the Umno/PAS tune. What we have been
witness to since Harapan assumed control of the Federal government is
this existential fear the coalition will collapse if it does not secure a
majority of the Malay vote.
Furthermore, Harapan can never win
the game Umno/PAS is playing because balancing expectations in a
multi-racial coalition is much more complex than feeding the communal
narratives of a race-based partnership.
Instead of attempting to
broaden its base, what Harapan political operatives have been doing is
attempting not to spook the Malays, secure in the belief that Harapan’s
non-Malay base will just sit idly. This may not be true for much longer.
