In Reply to: Doing a job is one thing, glorifying it is another. posted by tinear on January 17, 2015 at 21:22:02:
You keep going back to...we are killing people during war...as we would ALL like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, have a Coke and smile...
The reality of War, is killing the enemy before he kills you or your brothers in arms...
You are talking in policy issues of going to war and blaming the soldier for caring out OUR political policy...so, you expect our soldiers personal morality to trump his orders??!!?? Correct???
OT: What color is the sky in your world???
Any culture that will use Women and/or children as a deliver medium for weapons against their enemy...is banking on our compassion as a country NOT to pull the trigger...Chris Kyle knew this and did what it took to save his band of brothers...no matter how ugly that is...he saved American lives...
My Dad would ask us this question allot..."who do you want in your Foxhole???"...Well, I want Chris Kyle in mine...
Thanks
Mark
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Follow Ups
- 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)