'American Sniper' Stirs Controversy Over Protagonist's Stature

[Dustlawyer]

7. I have sat through so many asbestos depositions, thousands of elderly gentlemen, mostly Veterans.

Ninety percent didn't want to talk about it. Unfortunately, they had to as part of their case. I have heard so many horrible stories, though not all was bad, what was was really bad. Most of those guys wouldn't have a high opinion of snipers. Some of the worst stories I heard were about snipers and what it was like at the other end of the shot. One guy who testified that he had spent some time on Iwo Jima told us that "You ate, slept, and sh*t in your foxhole because there were snipers everywhere!" He said he saw these guys going up the side of the mountain and thought they were crazy. He said that "...if I knew then what I know now I would have done it too!"
I understand that in war snipers are necessary. But this guy, he was no hero. This guy was a psychopath.