I would like to make it clear that my statement resembles General Pattons philosphy "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
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May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.
- General George Patton Jr
I think you know what I mean.
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."Patton knew how to form a clever sound-bite; he also knew how to win battles. And he knew that in any battle against a tough enemy, some of your best might die. And that doesn't make them "bastards".
It's a famous and clever saying, but it doesn't mean very much. Those who have died on the battlefield to protect us all, in the heat of battle, using their great personal skill and teaming with the great combined skill of the US military, are the greatest heroes we will ever have.
Let's don't mask that fact with clever sound-bites, even if they come from the great Gen. Patton.