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."
Do you notice the Top Cops, they are fat!! Does that instill
confidence in you that they are capable of handling the armed
terrorists? They are observing the terrorists via binoculars on our
land? That takes the cake!! I guess they are trying to impress the
public that they are on the ball. As usual they think we are fools. The
Police should not be involved, as it is not an internal security
situation, so far they seem to be completely inept in evicting the
invaders.
Politicians have interfered that is why the standoff is ongoing. The
Police are not trained to launch attacks on enemy locations, where the
enemy fires back. It is not a Bersih rally. They do not have Mortars,
Artillery, Infantry Fighting Vehicles or Special Forces skilled in
Reconnaissance, Air Force and Navy.
It should be the job of the Military
as it is an external threat, they are equipped and trained for this.
This should be handled by the 5th Brigade Commander without sparing all
the niceties. This is the Defense Minister’s baby, apparently he is AWOL
and the Military is being humiliated by a rag tag bunch of terrorists.
There was another clown, so called Admiral, had the cheek to say our
defence spending is so good (with useless submarines) that a 1511 invasion will not happen again.
Yeah right, we have been invaded this time not by Portuguese galleons
but Filipino sampans. So what say you about your mighty submarines? Can the Prime Minister explain why the Home Minister and the Police
are handling the stand-off when it should be the Defence Minister and
the armed forces? Further, how long more is the stand-off to be dragged on – for another week or month?