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."
Old fool shoots off his mouth again: Biden says if China invades Taiwan, it’s war
Monday, May 23, 2022
Robert Spencer : Why is this old man in the throes of dementia running around loose risking world war with his reckless statements? “Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan,” by Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Associated Press, May 23, 2022:
TOKYO (AP) — President Joe Biden
said Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to
invade Taiwan, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is “even stronger’
after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was one of the most forceful
presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades. Biden,
at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing
to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded. “That’s
the commitment we made,” he added.
The U.S. traditionally has
avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan, with which
it no longer has a mutual defense treaty, instead maintaining a policy
of “strategic ambiguity” about how far it would be willing to go if
China invaded. The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which has governed U.S.
relations with the island, does not require the U.S. to step in
militarily to defend Taiwan if China invades, but makes it American
policy to ensure Taiwan has the resources to defend itself and to
prevent any unilateral change of status in Taiwan by Beijing.
Biden’s comments drew a sharp response from the mainland, which has claimed Taiwan to be a rogue province. Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin expressed “strong
dissatisfaction and resolute opposition” to Biden’s comments. “China has
no room for compromise or concessions on issues involving China’s core
interests such as sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
He added, “China will take firm action to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests, and we will do what we say.”
A White House official said Biden’s comments did not reflect a policy shift….