Fools Rush In

“I won’t be rushed into saving soldiers’ lives,
I won’t be rushed into making
my irrational decisions,

I’ve heard suggestions that sound like defeat
of my Viet Nam-type war.
Remember, we won that war!

I won’t be rushed into saving Iraqi lives,
I won’t be rushed into making
my foolhardy decisions,

I won’t be rushed into saving soldiers’ lives
and I’m sure most soldiers agree with me.”
But the dead soldiers never uttered a word.