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."
However,
she is not criticizing those limitations: “for a while I blamed my
mother and religion,” but apparently she is over all that now. And “the
onus of sacrifice lies with the non-Muslim whose family is presumably
more open to the possibility of interfaith relationships.” She knows it
can work: “I have since watched Muslim friends marry converts. I know
it’s possible to share a love so endless that it can overcome these
obstacles.” But only if the non-Muslim is willing to sacrifice.
Islamic marriage laws are based on supremacist assumptions. The idea
is that the Muslim community will always grow at the expense of the
non-Muslim community, and that because that is a good outcome, any
means, including deception, may be pursued in order to attain it. Also,
pressure is brought on Hindu women to convert because of the Qur’an:
“And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing
slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please
you. And do not marry polytheistic men until they believe. And a
believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please
you. Those invite to the fire, but Allah invites to paradise and to
forgiveness, by His permission. And he makes clear his verses to the
people that perhaps they may remember.” (Qur’an 2:221)
And here is the New York Times justifying that. “New York Times provides platform to Islamic bigotry, columnist claims
onus to convert is on non-Muslims after Hindu boyfriend refuses to
convert,” by K Bhattacharjee, OpIndia, April 17, 2021:
