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."
Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and former
MK and Deputy Minister for Diplomacy Michael Oren spoke to Fox News on
Sunday ahead of US President Donald Trump meeting with Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz. Both Israeli
leaders are expected to speak with the president about his Middle East
peace plan, the “Deal of the Century.”
“It’s a new day and this peace plan is aimed at really two customers,
if you will. [It’s aimed at] the Israeli public and the moderate Arab
Sunni world, specially the Gulf states, and so far, the reactions have
been very good,” Oren told Fox News.
He said that the heads of Israel’s “major parties” are “engaged” in
the process, referring to Gantz and Netanyahu’s respective meetings with
Trump.
Oren added, “in the Arab world this president, [the Trump]
administration has a tremendous amount of street credit for its strong
stance against Iran, pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, very strong
credit.”
With Israeli elections just over a month away, some have questioned
the timing of Trump’s plan, but Oren insisted that “we can’t lose track
and lose sight of the big picture,” which he defined as support in
Israel, despite a rising political tensions as the country approaches
its third election.
“You have a huge chunk of the Israeli public, even the radical right
so far, saying that they’e very supportive of this peace initiative –
that is unprecedented,’ Oren said. “Back in the 90s, during the Oslo
years, during the Clinton years, this country was divided bitterly over
the peace process, now we’re united around this peace process and this
is a historic moment.”…
