In Reply to: You must REALLY hate artillerymen, bomber pilots, drone operators, gunship pilots, who "assasinate" the noble posted by Road Warrior on January 17, 2015 at 18:23:39:
Whatever happened to realizing something you did was necessary, but a necessary evil?
There is a disconnect between the character being self-effacing (in several scenes) and then writing a book.
Kind of like the guy who took out Bin Laden and then goes on a victory lap. His buddies didn't appreciate that.
We're talking about killing human beings.
Do it, okay, but don't make it seem like it's a noble undertaking.
It's the worst thing a man can do, so it had better be for a good cause.
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Follow Ups
- Doing a job is one thing, glorifying it is another. - tinear 21:22:02 01/17/15 (8)
- The movie I saw, was not glorifying killing IMHO... - Mark Man 07:20:27 01/18/15 (7)
- Well, Mark, after Nuremberg (or My Lai) it is expected that soldiers - tinear 08:51:53 01/18/15 (6)
- Yes...they made movie...hence glorifying Chris Kyle... - Mark Man 09:40:52 01/18/15 (5)
- It also did not show our troops winning all the firefights, which presupposes a talented, - Road Warrior 11:01:59 01/18/15 (4)
- "Honor" in modern warfare is a tough question. The argument has been made that modern - tinear 08:17:55 01/19/15 (3)
- If yer still hanging around, I found this tidbit at Fact Vs Fiction - Road Warrior 18:43:48 01/19/15 (1)
- 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)
- 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)