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."
World needs a regime change in US - By P Gunasegaram
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Malaysiakini : Who has caused panic at home and abroad by over-reaching himself to
help the agenda of a person wanted for war crimes and has a warrant of
arrest over his head, in the process causing an oil supply squeeze which
threatens the world economy and forcing prices up in the US?
Who
has made brazen illegal invasions and attacks across the globe and
threatened more, not seen since the days of Adolf Hitler in Nazi
Germany, when tanks and troops rolled into Poland, and when others kept
quiet, into the rest of Europe, triggering World War II?
Who rules
the worldās most powerful economy and has the levers of destruction at
his fingertips, using them like a child that might be given too much,
despite being a convicted felon, having instigated a march on Capitol
Hill and having numerous allegations of sexual misconduct made against
him?
Capitol Hill is the seat of the US government
The
answer, if you need one: Donald Trump in every single case, amply
demonstrating the need for regime change - but in the United States, no
less - where a person who should not have become president is wreaking
havoc at home and abroad.
Unchecked power threatens global peace
When
is the world going to realise that you have to push back against a
megalomaniac intent on shaping the world according to his narrow,
narcissistic desires to see the return of imperialism and all its
untramelled effects?
A world where naked power rules without check
or balance, against the norms of behaviour established through
international treaties and groupings among nations post World War II to
maintain relative peace and equity in a world previously torn asunder by
conflict.
Instead, most major countries are bowing to the
infantile demands of a spoiled child who has suddenly realised the power
he holds in his hands and, instead of using it with great restraint and
calm, is taking delight in its irresponsible, irreverent use.
After
boasting that he hit Iranās Kharg Island, which holds many of its key
oil facilities, Trump crowed, āWe may hit it a few more times just for fun,ā
demonstrating crass insensitivity, extreme idiocy, and a total lack of
sympathy for the needless suffering he imposes on the innocent.
Tehran, Iran, being bombed
The
world should remember that Trump and his good friend, the cruel and
heartless Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted for war crimes by the
International Criminal Court for genocide in Palestine, struck Iran and
killed its top leadership with a sneak attack during negotiations for
nuclear disarmament.
Trump-Netanyahu duo flouts global law
Can
anyone trust this devious, destructive duo after such a flagrant
violation of international norms, law, and order, clearly against United
Nations protocol and common human decency, to engage in negotiations or
enter into any agreements with them again?
Wonāt those affected swear eternal revenge against them instead?
The Independent described the Israeli attack on Iranās energy installations as a possible war crime
and a move taken straight out of Vladimir Putinās playbook in Ukraine.
Now, who believes Israel would have done this without US support,
despite what Trump says? No one decent trusts him anyway.
The
response from the so-called civilised West - the United Kingdom,
Germany, and France - was muted, instead of calling Trump to account,
expressed mere regret and reiterated that Iran must not have nuclear
weapons. There is no evidence they have.
This follows the same kind of reaction when the Venezuelan president and his wife were abducted at gunpoint and whisked away
to New York to stand trial. Ahead of this, the US torpedoed boats off
Venezuelaās coast on a mere suspicion of being engaged in the drug trade
- no evidence needed.
US blockade deepens crisis
With
Venezuela falling, the US has blockaded oil to Cuba, a country which
has not harmed the US in any way, resulting in considerable hardship to
its citizens. The West remained mute, giving courage to Trump to venture
forth even more outrageously.
There could be more than a touch of
racism here - most of the decisions of the West have always been
considered behind racist lenses, and it seems clear that black, brown,
and yellow lives matter less than white ones.
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in 2020
But
if the history of Hitler and Nazi Germany is to be learnt, it is that
despots and demented people need to be put in their place before they
get out of hand, and everyone becomes a victim. Who is to know what
Trump does next, if Iran does capitulate, or if they donāt?
And
what would the West do - indeed, what can they do - if the US moves
against Greenland or Canada or if they demand that they want to control
the EU? What are they going to do to resist?
The only way is if
the rest of the world collectively stood up to the US and its main
allies, the way they did against Nazi Germany and Japan - remember the
Soviet Union fought with great effect on the side of the allies, as did
the Chinese under Mao Tse Tung against Japanese occupation.
If they allow Trump to get too strong, it may be too late to avert a catastrophe - a full-blown war, in other words.
What
would happen if the US strongarmed its way into Greenland, for
instance? This is not unjustified speculation. Jonas Gahr Store,
Norwayās leader, received a text message from Trump in January, according to the New York Times:
āConsidering
your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having
stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of
Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about
what is good and proper for the United States.ā
Thatās from a
person who is so embroiled in embellishing his own credentials and an
unhealthy penchant for the Nobel prize during an international crisis,
he has lost all sense of perspective, making him unfit for the
presidency and a menace to world peace.
The West needs to push
back hard against Trump and, if necessary, act in concert with the rest
of the world to do so. Trump cannot simply act as he pleases, and the
sooner he is stopped, the better.
Regime change starts with global pushback
Considerable
opposition to Trump is building up against him at home, especially
about allowing Israel to drag the US into the Iran war at the height of
the Epstein scandal, which has also tainted Trump. Some even postulate
that the war was to divert attention from that.
If the rest of the
world is brave enough to confront Trump, it will also send a message to
US voters who will decide who controls the House of Representatives in
the November polls. If the Republicans lose that round, Trumpās powers
will be considerably curtailed.
The majority party post-election
decides the legislative direction of the House, which is responsible for
initiating revenue bills, acting on impeachment, and voting on federal
law. It may not be regime change yet, but itās definitely the first step
- it will limit presidential power substantially.
The rest of the
world needs to show what kind of person Trump is and why he is not fit
to lead the US. He will take the US into the gutter, not āMake America
Great Againā. The sooner the US public realises it, the sooner regime
change in the US will happen.
