Colonel Davis, There Is A Colonel Killgore on Line 2!

I can almost hear the rising blare of horns, screaming Wagnerarian Epic across the Hot jungles of Vietnam.

Saw this in this months, The Progressive:

Col. Stephen Davis, commander of Marine Regimental Combat Team 2, which is responsible for much of western Iraq, quoted in yesterday’s New York Times:

“We’re not going anywhere,” he told the murmuring crowd, adding that as long as there were attacks against Iraqi or American troops the house searches and roadblocks and bridge closings would continue.

“Some of you are concerned about the attack helicopters and mortar fire from the base,” he said. “I will tell you this: those are the sounds of peace.”

Jesus, Somebody Call Francis Ford Coppola and tell Duval to dust off that 1st Cav uniform. We got ourselves a live one here.