In the end, my story, in Iraq and afterward, is about more than just killing people or even fighting for my country. It’s about being a man. And it’s about love as well as hate.
CHRIS KYLEGreat way to fight a war – be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq.
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Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.
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I’m trying to raise the awareness of the troops that, when they deploy and go to war, it’s not just them at war – it’s also their family. Their family is having to go through all the hardships and the stresses.
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People tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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I really don’t care what people think of me.
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I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
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Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
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Every person I killed I strongly believe that they were bad. When I do go face God there is going to be lots of things I will have to account for but killing any of those people is not one of them.
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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I’m just trying to be the me that I am and not all of this other crap. I just want to be the family man, and if somehow I can make the money to get my ranch and get the hell away from everybody else, that would be awesome.
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I don’t have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally – I look through the scope, get my target in the cross hairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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