Guest guest Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 > > Now it seems unavoidable that in the next few days, the > United States will lead its coalition of the willing into > battle. The coalition of the willing should now be renamed > the coalition of the brave, since it has stood up to the > anti-American, philo-Saddam slings and arrows of > conventional opinion. > > Some of the members of the coalition of the brave may not > have snob appeal. After all, they don't have Paris for a > capital - or the mass murders of Hitler, Stalin and Mao for > a historical legacy, as Germany, Russia and China do. > > Even so, the words spoken by Shakespeare's Henry V, slightly > abridged, will resound henceforth in the annals of American > diplomacy: > > " He today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother. > And gentlemen now a-bed shall think themselves accursed they > were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap while any > speaks that fought with us. " > > (for the entire article, see: > http://nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/70950.htm ) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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