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.
CHRIS KYLEThe 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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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’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I’ve done. I find it strange, but I also feel it’s my life and my story, and I guess I better be the one to get it on paper the way it actually happened.
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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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Despite what your momma told you, Violence does solve problems.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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I don’t shoot people with Korans. I’d like to, but I don’t.
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I’m willing to meet my creator and answer every shot that I took.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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No, the best way to stop a vehicle is to shoot the driver. And that you can do with a number of weapons.
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You’re not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There’s also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
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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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What wounded veteran’s don’t need is sympathy. They need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.
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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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I am not a fan of politics.
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