Answer :

Since you have no creative bone in your body

Ebenezer Wild:"General, could we possibly get some more blankets? I haven't had a full belly either since. . . I don't remember."
Soldier:" Yea sir, I have been marching, leaving a trail of blood all winter, couldn't we get some shoes and clothes? The least you could do is give us that, since we did build this fort."
Washington:"I cannot admire enough the incomparable patience and fidelity of you soldiers, but perhaps if we wait a while longer, then we will get back to our duties, and defend our liberties!