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."
Zahid's GE15 gambit risks backfiring as Harapan, PN carve up peninsula By Malaysiakini Team
Friday, November 18, 2022
Zahids gambit.....
In his ambit.....
For early ge15 to nail it....
Make for an early exit.....
PN is trying to fix it...
By forming muafakat intrepid....
And thence for agong to sign and permit...
The gomen they form in debit - Loga
Malaysiakini : GE15 | From north to south in Peninsular Malaysia, things are not looking good for BN. While
the ruling coalition is expected to make some gains in this 15th
general election, compared to the 2018 polls, it may not be enough for
it to form the government on its own.
This is because Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional are seen as set to carve up large swathes of the peninsula between them. Harapan
appears set to retain its dominance in its strongholds in the Klang
Valley and Penang - while maintaining the gains it made in Johor and
Negeri Sembilan.
Expectations are also high for Harapan to win back Perak and a majority of this stateās parliamentary seats. As for PN, the Bersatu and the PAS-led coalition are seen as being on track to conquer most of Kelantan and Terengganu.
Harapan
and PN also appear poised to divide Kedah between them, while Perlis
might see each coalition getting one parliamentary seat each. Even Pahang may see some BN seats flipped.
For PN, the combination of PAS and Bersatu will give the coalition an
advantage in seats where PAS is the dominant opposition party while
Bersatu chips away at BNās Malay vote bank. The coalition is
positioning itself as an alternative to BN for Malays who want a clean
government and are unwilling to vote for Harapan because of DAP.
Perikatan Nasional chief Muhyiddin Yassin
PN
has also engaged in rhetoric aimed at driving conservative voters away
from Harapan, with the most recent being PN chief Muhyiddin Yassin accusing Harapan of being an agent of Jews and Christians who were out to colonise Malaysia.
However,
if PN eats into BNās votes, this could work to Harapanās advantage in
mixed and urban seats, as well as in seats where Malays make up less
than 65 percent of the electorate - where split Malay votes will allow
Harapan to win on the back of mostly non-Malay support.
Meanwhile,
there appears to be a huge upsurge in motivation to vote in GE15
compared to the Johor state election in March, where many outstation
voters did not return to cast their ballots. If this trend
continues, it will likely be to Harapanās advantage as most outstation
voters live in urban areas where the coalition is influential.
Poor
turnout in mixed and urban seats was a major factor in BNās ability to
win big in Johor as PN cannibalised opposition Malay support from 2018
while not enough non-Malays came out to vote in favour of Harapan. However,
one factor that may throw predictions out of the window is the flood of
new voters - both those aged 18 to 20, and those older who did not
register in the past but are now in the electorate.
Determined Sarawakian : Never count the chickens before they're hatched. It's very, very deceptive. It's anybody guess. We need to be very sure about the turnout in the heartland.
Aisyalam : Because PH tenor was prematurely terminated by frogs and the backdoor government were not able to prove themselves and also not showing accountability like in the LCS scandal, the majority will vote PH to give them a chance to continue their term.
GreenGopher5691 : Bangkitkan melayu. Semua org bukan melayu mesti keluar mengundi tak kisah banjir atau hujan. Kita semua anak anak malaysia. Kita amat sayangi tanah air kita. Marilah kita berpadu sama sama untuk menbuktikan semua survey ni salah. PH mesti dapat lebih 112 kerusi esok.
