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2012-01-03 Iraq

255 confirmed kills: The deadliest sniper in US history

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2012-01-03 11:09|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What a great picture of him getting an award from JINSA (Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs)

Posted by Penguin 2012-01-03 11:40|| 2012-01-03 11:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I think I remember hearing some cr*p about snipers being categorized as war criminals? That if they targeted a specific individual it was murder/assassination and not simply war? Seemed (and seems) idiotic, but with the number of idiots loose in positions of power I don't think I'd want to publicly admit I was an ace sniper.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-03 11:55|| 2012-01-03 11:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Having read how the Russkies treated captured German snipers (and probably vice-versa) I believe remaining anonymous is the way to go.

Posted by borgboy 2012-01-03 12:20|| 2012-01-03 12:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Read some of the comments there. Some just about call him that. I suppose those same idiots consider homicide bombers who kill innocent civilians as 'freedom fighters' and martyrs.

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-01-03 12:20|| 2012-01-03 12:20|| Front Page Top

#5 2^8-1 kills.
* 72
= 18360 Virgins.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2012-01-03 12:52|| 2012-01-03 12:52|| Front Page Top

#6 18360 Virgins

That's a lot of ~~young boys~~ goats and camels...

Posted by M. Murcek 2012-01-03 13:30|| 2012-01-03 13:30|| Front Page Top

#7 If you think about it, this man probably saved around 25 American lives and twice as many American casualties by taking out this many enemy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-03 14:26|| 2012-01-03 14:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Given a 10:1 kill ratio, that seems about right.

My thinking is that a sniper goes after the really nasty stuff that is more of an immediate threat. In the case of the woman with the grenade, she could easily have killed several. Any guy with an RPG would be a greater threat, too, and would be more of a threat than the average jihadi with an AK-47 and an attitude. Some guy with an AK-47 worthy of this sniper's attention would be part of an operation to pin down Coalition forces in a way that could have resulted in several deaths. By my thinking, it seems this guy may well have saved way more than 25 lives.

Posted by gorb 2012-01-03 23:10|| 2012-01-03 23:10|| Front Page Top

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