I did want to be the top sniper.
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.
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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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Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq. That’s why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy ‘savages.’ There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there.
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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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But I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I know. It’s no big deal.
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None of my problems come from the people I’ve killed.
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In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.
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Great way to fight a war – be prepared to defend yourself for winning.
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The media cause more problems than they do good.
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I really don’t care what people think of me.
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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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Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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I don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
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There’s no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless or jobless.
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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.
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I’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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