The British speech : Lt.Col. Tim Collins
“If you are ferocious in battle, remember to be magnanimous in victory. We go to liberate, not to conquer. 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. 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. 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.”
The US speech : Vice Admiral Timothy Keating
“When the president says ‘Go’, look out – it’s hammer time”
[followed by We Will Rock You, played at high volume]
16-Apr-03 at 8:19 pm | Permalink
Good quote.
13-Oct-08 at 9:56 pm | Permalink
Funny that we were just talking about this – 5 years later and same old same old.