"That's what General Rawson thought you would say,"
Lauffer said emotionally, "as your father's son, as the great-grandson of General Pueyrredon. That you would join us!"
Don't get carried away, Roberto," Clete said. "I'll fly the airplane, if it comes down to that, but I'm not enlisting in your army."
"Actually, the subject of a temporary commission did come up," Martin said. "Would you be willing-"
"I already have a Marine Corps commission," Clete said.
"This would be a temporary commission," Martin said. "It would solve a lot of problems...."
"Would I have to swear an oath? Of allegiance?"
"Yes, naturally. Of course."
"The moment I did that," Clete said, "I would lose my American citizenship."
"That would be difficult for you?"
"Yeah, it would," Clete said without thinking about it. "I don't want to do that."
He happened to glance at Martin's eyes.
And saw in them that be had just closed a door that would never again be opened.
If I had accepted that temporary commission under these circumstances, where accepting it might mean that I would find myself standing in front of a wall with Rawson, Martin, and Lauffer, even if it lasted only 3 days, they would thereafter have accepted me a bona fide Argentine. Now that will never happen.
Well, so be it. I'm an American. I don't want to give thatup.
"That leaves you, of course," Martin said, cordially enough, "as the English would put it, as neither fish nor good red meat"
-W.E.B. Griffin p-591 (Blood and Honor)
Lauffer said emotionally, "as your father's son, as the great-grandson of General Pueyrredon. That you would join us!"
Don't get carried away, Roberto," Clete said. "I'll fly the airplane, if it comes down to that, but I'm not enlisting in your army."
"Actually, the subject of a temporary commission did come up," Martin said. "Would you be willing-"
"I already have a Marine Corps commission," Clete said.
"This would be a temporary commission," Martin said. "It would solve a lot of problems...."
"Would I have to swear an oath? Of allegiance?"
"Yes, naturally. Of course."
"The moment I did that," Clete said, "I would lose my American citizenship."
"That would be difficult for you?"
"Yeah, it would," Clete said without thinking about it. "I don't want to do that."
He happened to glance at Martin's eyes.
And saw in them that be had just closed a door that would never again be opened.
If I had accepted that temporary commission under these circumstances, where accepting it might mean that I would find myself standing in front of a wall with Rawson, Martin, and Lauffer, even if it lasted only 3 days, they would thereafter have accepted me a bona fide Argentine. Now that will never happen.
Well, so be it. I'm an American. I don't want to give thatup.
"That leaves you, of course," Martin said, cordially enough, "as the English would put it, as neither fish nor good red meat"
-W.E.B. Griffin p-591 (Blood and Honor)
by J Dan Beck May 19, 2006
by Fireguy47 January 14, 2018
When you are giving someone a handy for no reason, and their balls are all the way down another persons throat.
by Dagger dic October 01, 2020
by sexsykee16 December 10, 2003
Anyone who has ever refered to themself as a Jedi, dressed up like a Star Wars charater, or can't go more then two seconds without mentioning anything from the Star Wars universe. These lowly creatures can often be found in their parents house watching any or all of the Star Wars movies for the fiftith fucking time this month. Often they can be found in possesion of copeous amounts of memoribilia, especially one of those goddamn plastic light sabers.
My friend at work is cool, but all he ever talks about is Star Wars. What a meat saber sucking Jedi ass-master.
by angryboy July 24, 2006
Bicycle Steak Meat Chicken Turtle Pie
Bicycle Steak Meat Chicken Turtle Pie
by BSMCTP August 03, 2021
Although the meat or offer that God offers is not as tempting at the deliciously tempting cookies the devil offers, the devil's offer of cookies will leave you with consequences like obesity and diabetes while God's offer of meat will leave you with nutrients and more benefits in the long run.
You should really look at your options much closer, after all, god sends meat and the devil sends cookies.
by DrPhilsburgMyers February 06, 2023