Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen 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 soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt 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."
Pakistan has a bigger problem than offering a bounty to behead an Indian Citizen for Blasphemy - Pakistan is facing the end of times
Monday, May 30, 2022
Pakistan can run out of cash in "less than 2 months". That's good news indeed!! Save that money for your people to feed themselves.
Pakistanis announce bounty of Rs 5 million for beheading BJPās Nupur Sharma, Alt News co-founder Zubair had dog-whistled online mob of Islamists. A cash reward of Pakistani Rupees 5 million (Around 19.5 lakhs INR) will be given to anyone who would behead Nupur for allegedly committing 'blasphemy'. Read it all here...... Islamabad failed to reach a deal with IMF for a bailout. The political instability could further destabilize Pakistan. Will the battle for power spell Pakistan's collapse?
10b in foreign reserves only? Croatia has around 30B in foreign reserves. Pakistan is a much bigger and much more populated country. I would expect them to have hundred billion in reserves for a rainy day. I suspect that corrupt politicians and the backwardness of society/Islamist ideology is holding Pakistanās progress back.
This is what religious extremism does to a country. Keep religion out of the administration.
