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February 3, 2015
A sniper is probably the only type of combat soldier who rarely, if ever, finds himself killing non-combatants.
Warriors say critics of snipers do not understand their role.
“A sniper is one of the most effective tools on the battlefield,” said Brandon Webb, a SEAL teammate of Kyle’s and a former sniper instructor. “He’s protecting troops on the ground in some cases and eliminating high-value targets in a way that doesn’t come with collateral damage. We can tag [al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operator Anwar] al-Awlaki in Yemen and send a Predator missile to kill him. But what kind of collateral damage does that come with? With a sniper, in most cases, it’s zero collateral damage. You’re taking out an enemy target very effectively and efficiently and inexpensively.Chris Kyle and the Kill Zone: On Calling Snipers “Cowards”
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I read the other day, in some snot-rag (The Atlantic?) about how courage, and its antecedent, cowardice, are outmoded.
Then, when the occasion requires it, the word coward becomes handy. Isn't that slick? Language as a device, but not of meaning. More like a device of politics.
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at February 3, 2015 12:26 PM