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hschulein

(1,168 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2015, 08:06 PM Jan 2015

Mike Malloy - Chris Kyle Was No Hero, But A Goddamn Mass Murderer [View all]

Chris Kyle, a US navy Seal from Texas, was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and claimed to have killed more than 255 people during his six-year military career. In his memoir, Kyle reportedly described killing as “fun”, something he “loved”; he was unwavering in his belief that everyone he shot was a “bad guy”. “I hate the damn savages,” he wrote. “I couldn’t give a flying fuck about the Iraqis.” He bragged about murdering looters during Hurricane Katrina, though that was never substantiated.

He was murdered in 2013 at a Texas gun range by a 25-year-old veteran reportedly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Full story: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/06/real-american-sniper-hate-filled-killer-why-patriots-calling-hero-chris-kyle

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Mike Malloy - Chris Kyle Was No Hero, But A Goddamn Mass Murderer [View all] hschulein Jan 2015 OP

During the Vietnam War, Hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet-Cong braddy Jan 2015 #1

Teenage American draftees collected human ears in Vietnam . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #2

Vietnam was mostly fought by volunteers though, it was WWII that was a draftee military. braddy Jan 2015 #3

No it wasn't RoccoR5955 Jan 2015 #4

I didn't say there wasn't a draft, I said that Vietnam was mostly a volunteer's war, unlike WWII. braddy Jan 2015 #8

I don't know a soul who volunteered for the Vietnam War . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #5

During the Vietnam war only about 30% of those killed in Vietnam were draftees, Army and Marine. braddy Jan 2015 #9

The VFW magazine . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #10

Yes, an excellent source for the facts on veterans and their military service. braddy Jan 2015 #12

Although I haven't seen one in years . . . another_liberal Jan 2015 #14

my stepdad volunteered and did three tours in Vietnam! wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #15

I have a different point of view Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #6

Chris Kyle was a Navy SEAL, not Army, and you were trained to only follow "lawful" orders when you braddy Jan 2015 #7

Thank you Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #11

I always considered the empasis on training soldiers in the difference between "lawful" orders braddy Jan 2015 #13

Water boarding? Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #16

Water boarding of American GIs was common back then, I assume they still do it. braddy Jan 2015 #17

The closest thing I had to what you are describing was Field Training Exercises (FTX) Jack Rabbit Jan 2015 #18