In The Gulf War
I knew a simple combat troop
Deployed in ground offensive group
Who whistled on a hostile mission
And smiled with surgical precision.
In trenches, R & R denied,
His weapons system by his side,
He staged a friendly fire zone
And fell redundant on his own.
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Now pray, you Sun-fed crowd, which likes
To cheer exploratory strikes,
You're not, in theatres overseas
Collateral fatalities.