W could learn a lot from Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish. His thoughtful, eloquent, and moving speech to his troops in preparation for battle is the polar opposite of W’s bumbling, vacuous, “plain-talking” stupid, and above all, uninspiring efforts at oration. I won’t attempt to paraphrase the Lieutenant Colonel’s words because I can’t do them justice. Read the speech, marvel in its depth, and hope that all soldiers in Iraq heed its message and benefit from its wisdom.
