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The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?
I have to confess: I was suckered by the trailer for American Sniper. It’s a masterpiece of short-form tension – a confluence of sound and image so viscerally evocative it feels almost domineering. You cannot resist. You will be stressed out. You will feel. Or, as I believe I put it in a blog about the trailer, “Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper trailer will ruin your pants.” But however effective it is as a piece of cinema, even a cursory look into the film’s backstory...
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I'd rather have him on my side in combat than otherwise. There can be no greater respect given than to those who "have your back" in combat.