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It also did not show our troops winning all the firefights, which presupposes a talented,

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In Reply to: RE: Yes...they made movie...hence glorifying Chris Kyle... posted by Mark Man on January 18, 2015 at 09:40:52

aggressive, well trained, smart enemy, all good attributes when describing an adversary. The firefights had much of the feel of the almost continuous firefights in the outstanding documentary, The Hornet's Nest.

As far as tin's statement about a sniper looking at his kills, one might think that looking an adversary in the eye (so to speak) before pulling the trigger to be far more "honorable" (for lack of a better word) than a pilot pickleing a bomb from 10,000', an artilleryman firing a 155mm shell from 10 miles away, (insert other examples here). As far as who causes more collateral damage, the sniper, pilot, or artilleryman, the latter 2 tin apparently has no problem with, I think it's pretty obvious what the answer is.
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"Honor" in modern warfare is a tough question. The argument has been made that modern - tinear 08:17:55 01/19/15 (3)
warfare isn't really about killing the enemy, it's about being able to handle the massive amount of slaughter; an infinitesimal number of soldiers ever see the person they're shooting at; they fire at "zones."
If danger is tied in with how much honor is exhibited, then I suppose it depends on what the anti-aircraft situation is for the pilot and how often snipers are under fire.
Anyhow, both are necessary.
I had a completely different take on the film's impact: I felt it very much was glorifying the guy.
A turn good adventure film, I'd have to say, nevertheless...
- If yer still hanging around, I found this tidbit at Fact Vs Fiction - Road Warrior 18:43:48 01/19/15 (1)
  Was Chris Kyle ever injured in combat?
  
  Yes. He survived three gunshot wounds, two helicopter crashes, six IED attacks and numerous surgeries
  
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  - I'd be very careful accepting much besides his confirmed kills. He fed the rumor that he killed two carjackers - tinear 19:03:38 01/19/15 (0)
    at a service station.
    Never happened.
    The film never touched on drug or alcohol issues, quite strangely. Maybe he was totally clean, but that would be unusual. He sure had "issues."
- Can't argue with anything here. I think I need to go to 12A next door^ - Road Warrior 16:26:19 01/19/15 (0)
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