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 KYLEDecades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.
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It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.
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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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You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.
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I would love for people to be able to think of me as a guy who stood up for what he believed in and helped make a difference for the vets.
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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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The joke was that President Bush only declared war when Starbucks was hit. You can mess with the U.N. all you want, but when you start interfering with the right to get caffeinated, someone has to pay.
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I’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.
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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people who are worried about the guys on the ground getting shot.
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I really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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But real life doesn’t travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn’t necessarily have that ‘all lived happily ever after’ bit. You have to work on where you’re going.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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