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Long range killing is what America does. "American Diaper" would be more fit. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #1

Yes, we do seem to have made it something of a hobby. paulbibeau Jan 2015 #2

Some snipers do the job they are asked to do and abakan Jan 2015 #27

Well he claims to have summarily executed Katrina looters. Anansi1171 Jan 2015 #77

No I don't agree at all... abakan Jan 2015 #82

Just wait for next summer when "American Drone" comes out n/t Taitertots Jan 2015 #5

... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #24

We just use Drones now yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #80

You know what we would call it if it were anyone but our government doing this? Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #3

And their skin color and "heathen" religion. Why God gave "them" all that oil is puzzling. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

Isn't it though? polly7 Jan 2015 #70

He is a war crimimal, fuck that guy. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #88

Lotsa luck, dealing with the widespread sniper worship that's overtaken this country. Paladin Jan 2015 #4

May be other parts of DU...... daleanime Jan 2015 #14

Yeah 2naSalit Jan 2015 #17

I believe this is completely right wing funded.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #28

Baby. Baby? BABY!!! frylock Jan 2015 #42

Yes, so glad I'm not the only one... daleanime Jan 2015 #48

Well, seems fitting. Hey, I realize I'm probably gonna be flamed into a crisp for saying this calimary Jan 2015 #49

See. nobody flamed you. pangaia Jan 2015 #74

Well no flames from me, arikara Jan 2015 #78

I don't expect that I will go see 'The American Sniper', but... Blanks Jan 2015 #81

no flames from me but I do disagree about football mountain grammy Jan 2015 #101

Thanks! There are women I know who openly admit they love football because of the many calimary Jan 2015 #103

it's fine for the movie to be made Skittles Jan 2015 #96

In many multiplayer first-person shooter games Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #39

I remember Halo JonLP24 Jan 2015 #45

"First-person shooter games" Paladin Jan 2015 #46

Truly. Neat, huh? calimary Jan 2015 #50

Saying shooters are "unhealthy" is like saying erotica is "unhealthy" Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #100

And yet I've never fucked my way into believing that snipers are demigods. (nt) Paladin Jan 2015 #110

Here's a real hero (killed 225 German soldiers, including 11 German snipers, during KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #7

225? Bah! A mere pittance. Orrex Jan 2015 #55

Well Zaytsev's tally came during only the Battle of Stalingrad (about 6 months), so this may KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #56

Yeah, me neither. I just saw the numbers and thought I'd bring it up. Orrex Jan 2015 #58

Someone in this thread mentioned Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" WRT to KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #59

Yes indeed Orrex Jan 2015 #60

Only 309? Comes up short Lurks Often Jan 2015 #65

Holy shit! Orrex Jan 2015 #69

Moore's assessment is simplistic and idiotic, it's war, not high school, there is no playing "fair" Lurks Often Jan 2015 #71

Who gets credit for the approx 100,000 killed in Hiroshima? nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #63

Well... Harry Truman thanked God in his speech. I'd blame Him. paulbibeau Jan 2015 #67

Sounds like blaspheme. But I don't believe in the Christian concept of god so rhett o rick Jan 2015 #98

Thomas W. Ferebee... EX500rider Jan 2015 #83

I bet he had demons the rest of his life. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #99

Simo Hayha killed 505 Russians in 100 days Kaleva Jan 2015 #66

They try to make him likeable by showing he didn't want to shoot a 8 year old boy. Kablooie Jan 2015 #8

I think we sort of ignore that part. paulbibeau Jan 2015 #9

Well, you cant let the kid go and detonate the bomb. 7962 Jan 2015 #13

That was sad but understandable. Kablooie Jan 2015 #25

The kid probably either didn't exist or didn't have a bomb. Kyle was a proven liar who claimed a Chakab Jan 2015 #73

He's either a liar or a murderer to some here. So it either happened or didnt 7962 Jan 2015 #85

Well, he's obviously both. Chakab Jan 2015 #86

No, because theres no proof of it. But I'd believe most of the Iraq stories 7962 Jan 2015 #91

He didn't have to enjoy it so much though. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #115

The "unofficial ROE" that you quoted Revanchist Jan 2015 #10

I hate to say it, because I voted for him... but it also reminds me of this: paulbibeau Jan 2015 #11

Before Fallujah the army ordered an evacuation then went in figuring anyone left was the enemy.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #33

Point of inquiry: was this Fallujah in April 2004 (after the deaths of the 4 KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #57

The mindset of "collective punishment" was certainly there.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #64

Sickening, I remember that as well peacebird Jan 2015 #72

... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #92

So..... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #12

He is not a hero PumpkinAle Jan 2015 #15

+1 2naSalit Jan 2015 #20

Chris Kyle was a braggart serial killer who figured out how to get away with it. hunter Jan 2015 #29

LOL. Perfect stated. nt SunSeeker Jan 2015 #43

I believe you have summed PumpkinAle Jan 2015 #62

"Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum" DinahMoeHum Jan 2015 #16

Good reads and comments there too thanks lunasun Jan 2015 #93

Republican Family Values Stainless Jan 2015 #18

This movie title is plastered above every feature in today's movie section... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #19

Talk about propaganda PumpkinAle Jan 2015 #21

I'm not clear LWolf Jan 2015 #22

US desperation for hero's. The struggle to keep from focusing on all the bad the US is and does. L0oniX Jan 2015 #23

Grand Theft Auto treats them more than a faceless stereotype JonLP24 Jan 2015 #26

Love Generation Kill Cosmocat Jan 2015 #35

with the fascist mentaility heaven05 Jan 2015 #30

I wonder if Bradley Cooper has regretted the role in this movie? TRoN33 Jan 2015 #31

He received an Academy Award nomination so I doubt that he is regretting the movie yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #84

My husband, a Vietnam vet, who saw his share mountain grammy Jan 2015 #32

I'm sorry your husband had to see this bullshit constantly pumped out over the KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #61

A little study of history will show dumbcat Jan 2015 #34

That's too simplistic. Lex Jan 2015 #44

That ia the point he is trying to make. ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #90

I'm a warrior of the berserker sort. hunter Jan 2015 #51

Masters of War seveneyes Jan 2015 #36

The old "joke" from the Vietnam era about snipers.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #37

Sorry, but this is bullshit!! FairWinds Jan 2015 #38

The guy is/was a serial killer AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #40

American Torturer jalan48 Jan 2015 #41

In a just war, like WWII, I don't care if a sniper kills 1 or 1,000 of the enemy. It's his/her job. Flatulo Jan 2015 #47

Exactly. Hate to say it, but anyone who participated in those ncjustice80 Jan 2015 #89

I won't be seeing this movie. onecaliberal Jan 2015 #52

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Einstein Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #53

We have taken the word hero Runningdawg Jan 2015 #54

Snipers do save lives SnakeEyes Jan 2015 #95

He's no hero; he's a lying scumbag. alarimer Jan 2015 #68

Salon.com article: American snipers at work in Fallujuah cer7711 Jan 2015 #75

Well - that's a soldier's job. Combatants only, of course. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #76

...^ that 840high Jan 2015 #87

yeah, we know he was just "doing his job" Skittles Jan 2015 #97

Thank you for this well written post. russspeakeasy Jan 2015 #79

We killed 100s of thousands for no reason. None at all. Zero. Bush, Rice, Cheney should be in prison whereisjustice Jan 2015 #94

the average american gobbles this shite right up is because TimeToEvolve Jan 2015 #102

I'm a vet and I have had the same thoughts about snipers even when I was in the service.... marble falls Jan 2015 #104

I've heard that from other vets. paulbibeau Jan 2015 #108

The war on terra m.bolden jr. Jan 2015 #105

You prefer Carpet bombing like operation "Rolling Thunder" One_Life_To_Give Jan 2015 #106

Yes. We did. No argument there. paulbibeau Jan 2015 #109

Thats exactly the point. What does it take to prevail? 7962 Jan 2015 #116

Couldn't pay me to go and sit through that movie. sinkingfeeling Jan 2015 #107

to some Donald Trump is a hero olddots Jan 2015 #111

This murderer Thespian2 Jan 2015 #112

IMO Mr Dixon Jan 2015 #113

I have absolutely zero interest in the movie... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #114