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."
Why Afghan Refugees Don’t Go to Other Muslim Countries – They aren’t letting Afghans in
Monday, September 06, 2021
BCF : In the aftermath of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, there’s
going to be a refugee crisis. The Taliban’s reign will be brutal, but
that’s only the start of Afghanistan’s problems. As Andrew Stuttaford
explained on August 24, the Afghan economy is going to collapse, and it threatens to undo all of the gains in the standard of living the country made over the past 20 years.
Many who oppose allowing Afghan refugees to resettle in the United
States wonder why they don’t go live in other Muslim countries instead.
After all, they argue, refugees would be able to assimilate better in
countries more similar to the one they are leaving, and the U.S.
wouldn’t have to support any new people as they adjust to a completely
different culture — win-win.
The “tens of thousands” refers to the interpreters and other Special
Immigrant Visa applicants who are eligible to come to America, the majority of which were left behind
after the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal. Afghanistan has
39 million people, and the refugee crisis (which is only beginning)
will certainly be in the hundreds of thousands at least.
