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."
Documentary on Bethlehem Avoids Obvious Conclusions
Saturday, December 07, 2019
Bethlehem
Jihad Watch : FoxNation.com, Fox News’ pay-for-streaming-content service, recently
produced a worthwhile one-hour documentary entitled “Battle in
Bethlehem,” hosted by Pete Hegseth.
Unfortunately, as is all too common
with mainstream media today, the program fails to identify or state
clearly the obvious truth regarding Islam’s antipathy towards all other
faiths. Islam is, in fact, the reason that the “battle in Bethlehem”
exists today, and that Christians have all but abandoned the town. This
fact is, however, never stated.
The documentary begins by explaining the significance of Bethlehem to
Christians, then informs us that the town is part of “Area A,” which is
under the control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Area A is one of
three jurisdictions created after the Oslo accords. Areas A and B are
under the control of the PA and contain not a single Jew. In fact, Jews
are forbidden by law to enter these areas. Area C, which is controlled
by Israel, is home to and/or the workplace of many Christians, Jews and
“Palestinians.”
Hegseth then takes us inside the Church of the Nativity, originally
built as a shrine over Jesus’ birthplace by the Byzantine Emperor
Constantine in A.D. 330. It is today a Greek Orthodox church visited by
hundreds of Christians from around the world each year. Directly
opposite this church on “Manger Square” is located the Mosque of Omar,
built in 1860 and named for the 2nd Muslim Caliph.
Loudspeakers pointed directly at the Church of the Nativity blast the
Muslim call to prayer five times daily, and the town has an increasingly
Muslim majority.