George Patton

Submitted by wotthefiqh (Australia), Jul 30, 2008 at 10:21

His military ethos should be the prime example.

You don't win wars by dying for your country, you win wars by making the other bastard die for his.

The exchange was, in all probability, morally correct to gather the remains of Israeli soldiers, but in the context of Islamist ideology, it was a masterful showpiece for it's God-given right to butcher in the name of Allah.

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