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."
Poll: 61 Per Cent of French Say Islam ‘Incompatible’ with Society
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Blocking Pedestrian Walkways
An Ifop survey has discovered that nearly two-thirds of French people, or 61 per cent, believe that Islam is “incompatible with the values of French society”.
The results are an eight per cent increase compared to a previous
study released in February of last year and reflect growing concerns of
the impact of religion in public life against France’s traditional
secularist stance, according to the study, Le Journal du Dimanchereports.
Between the left and right of the political spectrum, there is
disagreement on the subject of Islam. More than half — 54 per cent — of
the supporters of the far-left France Insoumise (Unbowed France) party
saying that Muslim worship had a place in France, compared to 85 per
cent of the supporters of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally who argued the
opposite.
Frédéric Dabi, deputy director-general of Ifop, said that “the
definition of secularism seems to be changing” noting an increase for
the support of separation of religion and politics as the main issue
compared to a 2005 poll in which equality of religion was the main topic
of which Frenchmen were concerned.