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."
Malaysiakini - Sniper : TDM is factually wrong. After the independence of India and Pakistan, Kashmir stayed out. But few months later Pakistan invaded. Kashmir asked India for help and in return signed a treaty to join India. India sent in troops to stop Pakistan halfway. Another 48 hours would have meant that Pakistan being fully kicked out of Kashmir.
But "kind" Nehru declared a unilateral ceasefire (although his army was winning) and went to the UN. UN created a resolution asking Pakistan to exit Kashmir. Pakistan never did.
Now the nutcase TDM, who hates his own South Indian Kerala genes, is trying to cosy up to Pakistan, a known terror promoting state.
And in the process he will hurt FELDA settlers. Who are almost 99.999% peaceful Muslim.
Fernz : Mahathir has telegraphed that Harapan cannot trust him. He represents Umno and PAS through Bersatu.
He's the enemy within.
It's not about Islam but the fact that they can't wag their tail under rule of law, the basis of the Constitution.
So, they try to wag their tail under their religion.
When I cited the Constitution to a bogus Malay and/or so-called Malay former colleague in KL, he said, "they will say F the Constitution.
We have something bigger than the Constitution up there" and he pointed at the sky.
Unlike China, India's economy is mostly based on domestic consumption. India exports very little and only does so to facilitate imports.
China failed to turn around its economy from exports to domestic consumption. As a result, it fell victim to Trump's imposition of tariffs. It had to also embark on the hare-brained BRI scam.
Hare-brained because while it may benefit the other participants as well, they can't afford to repay the massive loans from China in US$.
Like in the case of the US, India's huge domestic market is a powerful economic weapon which can be wielded against "errant" countries like Malaysia and "recalcitrant" leaders like Mahathir.
Indian tourists can skip Malaya and visit Sabah and Sarawak from Singapore.
When Chinese troops intruded into Bhutan's Doklam Plateau recently, under the pretext of building a road in "Chinese" territory, New Delhi warned that China's US$70b market in India was at risk.
The tall burly Indian soldiers also physically pushed and/or threw the short skinny scrawny Chinese soldiers across the border.
Now, XiJinping is in India to mend fences and work out trade agreements.
At the same time, India is holding military exercises along the line of control in Arunachal Pradesh.
India has also said that China must respect international law on the South China Sea.
India and Russia are engaged with Vietnam in tapping oil and gas resources in the South China Sea.
