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."
Pope Francis claims: My remarks on genocide were taken out of context By Elad Benari
Thursday, November 28, 2024
National News : In meeting with interfaith delegation at the Vatican, Pope Francis comments on remarks attributed to him that Israel should be investigated for genocide: I was shown materials from the war, and I said that if this is true, then it needs to be investigated.
Pope Francis met with an interfaith delegation at the
Vatican on Monday, which included representatives from Jewish, Muslim,
Christian, Buddhist, and Druze communities. According to Ynet, during the meeting, the Pope addressed remarks attributed to him
in excerpts from an upcoming book, which suggested he had said, "Israel
should be investigated for genocide in the Gaza Strip."
The Pope clarified that his words had been
misunderstood, the report said, explaining, "I did not claim that Israel
committed genocide. I was shown materials from the war, and I said that
if this is true, then it needs to be investigated. I understand what is
happening in Gaza. I think Hamas should no longer exist in the world,
but the war should also not be prolonged."
One
of the attendees, Rabbi Yosef Garmonāformer Chief Rabbi of Guatemala
and current head of "The Humanitarian Coalition," which focuses on
humanitarian efforts in Latin Americaāaddressed the Pope directly,
according to YnetRabbi
Garmon, a former tank commander in the 9026 Battalion, spoke from
personal experience and told the Pope,
"You cannot say that Israel must
be investigated for genocide. Look at my fellow soldiers who died from
our unit. They died because we entered Gaza only to search for the
terrorists and to protect the innocent. Israel also protects the
Palestinians and liberates them from Hamas. Any other country would bomb
them from the air and eliminate this threat in one day.ā
Rabbi
Garmon also told the Pope, āIsrael has the capability to end the war in
one day and erase Gaza entirely, but it did not act that way and risked
its soldiers to prevent the killing of innocents. You should
investigate those who call to investigate Israelānot the other way
around."
