MarkF
04-25-2003, 16:57
Got any good speches to share?
heres a recent one from Iraq by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins (many of you have probably seen this one already):
"The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his Nemesis and that we are
bringing about his rightful destruction. There are many regional
commanders who have stains on their souls and they are stoking the fires
of Hell for Saddam. As they die they will know their deeds have brought
them to this place. Show them no pity. But those who do not wish to go
on that journey, we will not send. As for the others, I expect you to
rock their world.
We go to liberate, not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in their
country. We are entering Iraq to free a people, and the only flag that
will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Don't treat them as
refugees, for they are in their own country.
I know men who have taken life needlessly in other conflicts. They live
with the mark of Cain upon them. If someone surrenders to you, then
remember they have that right in international law, and ensure that one
day they go home to their family. The ones who wish to fight, well, we
aim to please. If there are casualties of war, then remember, when they
woke up and got dressed in the morning they did not plan to die this
day. Allow them dignity in death. Bury them properly, and mark their
graves.
You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest, for your
deeds will follow you down history. Iraq is steeped in history. It is
the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood, and the birth of
Abraham. Tread lightly there. You will have to go a long way to find a
more decent, generous and upright people than the Iraqis. You will be
embarrassed by their hospitality, even though they have nothing ...
There may be people among us who will not see the end of this campaign.
We will put them in their sleeping bags and send them back. There will
be no time for sorrow. Let's leave Iraq a better place for us having
been there.
Our business now, is north."
heres a recent one from Iraq by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins (many of you have probably seen this one already):
"The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his Nemesis and that we are
bringing about his rightful destruction. There are many regional
commanders who have stains on their souls and they are stoking the fires
of Hell for Saddam. As they die they will know their deeds have brought
them to this place. Show them no pity. But those who do not wish to go
on that journey, we will not send. As for the others, I expect you to
rock their world.
We go to liberate, not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in their
country. We are entering Iraq to free a people, and the only flag that
will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Don't treat them as
refugees, for they are in their own country.
I know men who have taken life needlessly in other conflicts. They live
with the mark of Cain upon them. If someone surrenders to you, then
remember they have that right in international law, and ensure that one
day they go home to their family. The ones who wish to fight, well, we
aim to please. If there are casualties of war, then remember, when they
woke up and got dressed in the morning they did not plan to die this
day. Allow them dignity in death. Bury them properly, and mark their
graves.
You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest, for your
deeds will follow you down history. Iraq is steeped in history. It is
the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood, and the birth of
Abraham. Tread lightly there. You will have to go a long way to find a
more decent, generous and upright people than the Iraqis. You will be
embarrassed by their hospitality, even though they have nothing ...
There may be people among us who will not see the end of this campaign.
We will put them in their sleeping bags and send them back. There will
be no time for sorrow. Let's leave Iraq a better place for us having
been there.
Our business now, is north."