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    ‘Savages’: SEAL Sniper Chris Kyle Tells O’Reilly His Thoughts on Enemy Iraqis

    You, our audience, are probably quite familiar with the military’s deadliest sniper by now. We’ve done two stories on Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the man who has killed more people as a sniper than anyone else any other American, and who once punched Jesse Venture in a bar. And he’s starting to make the rounds. In fact, he joined Bill O’Reilly in a segment that aired Thursday to explain his thoughts on the enemy. And did you really expect him to hold back? He didn’t.

    In his new book, “American Sniper,” Kyle refers to enemy Iraqis as “savages.” He told O’Reilly why:

    “The way they live day-to-day as far as the violence they commit on American troops – the beheadings, the rape of innocent villagers and townspeople, just to intimidate them. They live by putting fear into other people’s hearts. Civilized people just don’t act that way.”

    “I’m killing them to protect my fellow Americans,” he added, and made it clear that, “It’s not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That’s not a problem at all.”

    Kyle also responded to O‘Reilly’s assertion that Kyle “liked” killing people, as well as revealed his biggest regret.

    Listen to his explanation, as well as another retelling of the Ventura story, below:

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    • A Yahoo! User  •  Brockton, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      And I guess a woman couldn't do this? Please! More male "beating of the chest".
      • ArmyGuy 2 mths ago
        No a woman can not do this ! sure they can shoot but there is a hell of a lot more to being a Special Ops then shooting
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Brockton, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      Right, and anyone who wears an American flag on his lapel is a patriot or a Christian if its a cross. Why are we glamorizing what just may be the trill of killing another human being. Leave the real soldering to those who know how to keep their mouths shut and stay away from the camera.
    • David Persyn  •  3 mths ago
      Anyone who has a problem with what this man did and did for his country I might add needs to wake up. I'd like to thank Chris for giving all of US! the ability to wake up and do whatever it is we want to do. FREEDOM.
    • patriot 68  •  Prior Lake, Minnesota  •  4 mths ago
      one shot one kill! the best in the world
      • Jon Humphrey 4 mths ago
        Actually he is the best in the US. He is not even close to the world record holder.
    • CamperMan  •  Buffalo, New York  •  4 mths ago
      Not sure why this comes as a surprise to anyone? What is and always has been the job of a typical U.S. serviceman? To kill the enemy, by whatever means necessary. Period.
      • jeff c 4 mths ago
        you must have not served this country then. While it is true that we are all trained to serve in combat very few are trained to be snipers. Most combat is done by fire and manuever those guys sit and wait for thier targets making it a very personal experience. I am willing to bet very few combat service men know their body count. Most don't want to know. This guy pulled the trigger 150 times with his cross hairs exactly where he wanted them knowing he was going to kill the person he was aiming at. Nothing typical about that experience.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        But important and I am glad he is on our side
      • kyle 4 mths ago
        Hey Jeff, one suicide bomber can kill 150 people in one second, so be thankful there are people trained to do this kind of work, b/c obviously you couldn't.
    • Jorge  •  Columbia, South Carolina  •  4 mths ago
      How can you call this guy a racist ? He was there to protect american lives, Hispanics, Blacks, American Indians, etc. I am an Hispanic soldier and will kill the ennemy to defend my fellow soldiers any time. Once in combat there is no colors but green uniforms and no one else matter but your Company or squad
      • kenny 4 mths ago
        Thats right Jorge , no black , white , yellow , just OD green
      • Scott 4 mths ago
        salute to you Jorge, I'm a cracker and love all my brown and black brothers and sisters. I don't care about your color, only your heart.
      • Why Not 4 mths ago
        He was NOT there to protect Amwerican lives. America was never in danger from Iraq. Bush lied about Iraq, it was a needless war fought for personal reasons. The enemy was in Afghanistan, and the Bush administration let the real enemy get away when they took their eyes off the ball.

        This Sniper doesn't sound any better than the people he is shooting. How many civilians did he shoot for sport? (and yes, it was done...I have friends who served there...heard the stories).
    • Mary ann  •  4 mths ago
      In war enemies get killed-its kill or be killed. He protected his fellow soldiers...in other words-he did his job. Deal with it. We should be talking about how many lives he SAVED. There will be many families that will have their loved ones returning home because of this man. He is good at what he does-PROTECTING AMERICAN SOLDIERS. Glad he is on our side!!!
      • ..--.. 4 mths ago
        Thank you MA. "RECOIL feels like victory. If soldiers get paid to kill the enemy of our country then the electorate should let them do their job. If they do not want us to kill the enemy then they need to do it or else: reduce our force to guard our borders, reduce the tax burden, and learn to speak arabic ..."
      • come on 4 mths ago
        chris is a liar. this guy is #$%$ who likes to murder. do any of you still dumb enough to believe we have to bully and invade every single other country and murder millions of people.... so we can be safe? free? this guy sleeps at night because he is a psycho murder. yes they fire back and kill us HELLO because we are invading their country on their soil. how would you like a chinese soldier in your back yard breaking down your door and popping off your mom or dad cause they tried to defend you. same story in iraq. what did you expect them to do greet us as we dropped bombs on them? go to hell.
      • Jesus Profitcenter 4 mths ago
        A highly trained, well fed, well accommodated professional soldier equipped with the best weapons available killed 255 desperate, poorly trained (if at all) civillian agitators. BIG DEAL. If Kobe Bryant were playing one-on-one bball against a jr. high school gym rat he would probably win with a score of 255-0. SO WHAT?
    • Mary  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  4 mths ago
      Being a soldier is not voluntary martyrdom.
      His job was to protect his fellow soldiers
    • Jay  •  Miami, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      The moral quality of this good man is apparent in the transcript of this interview.
      Bill O'Reilly asked: "Do you have any regrets for things you've done?"
      Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle answered:
      "Yes I do. It's the people I couldn't save. Americans, the local Iraqis, anyone whom I witnessed violence coming down on them and I could not save them."
      That answer shows an ethical warrior. Any nation is fortunate to have the service of such men.
    • Nort'Side  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Posters on this thread are invited to search "Carlos Hathcock."
      and read about a Viet Nam era sniper.
    • Matt  •  4 mths ago
      Please tell me how him saying he killed to protect his people and that his biggest regret was not being able to save the local Iraqis makes him a racist?
    • sage  •  4 mths ago
      America has no heart for war anymore. Just look at the comments after this story. I don't believe any of them would mind being under the protection of this SEAL if it was their wife or daughter being raped or beheaded.
    • Blue bulldog  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      way to go chris, you are a hero. death is all these savages know.
    • Spy  •  4 mths ago
      If you got someone who is raping and killing others without reason... which is what many of these Iraquis did of their own people... how can you really call them human??? It's the same thing as these pedophiles who rape and murder little kids... how can you call them human??? They are not!!! So yeah I can understand this guy feeling no remorse.... I wouldn't feel remorse either if I took a pedophile or an Iraqi terrorist out.
    • grich  •  4 mths ago
      I for one would be thankful that someone like Chris had my son's back in Iraq, Afghanistan, or for that matter anywhere else where evil seeks to lame, rape, and destroy those simply opposed to their march toward tyranny.
    • plooker  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      It is called ,as quoted by another Navy Seal from the Vietnam war "principled killing". I am proud of this brave young man . I wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
    • BamaBad  •  4 mths ago
      Good bless you and thank you for your service.
    • John W  •  Scranton, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      Just what do you feel when you pull the trigger and kill one of these insurgents????? RECOIL!
    • JOE  •  4 mths ago
      This is a real soldier. He's right when he says: "They live by putting fear into other people’s hearts. Civilized people just don’t act that way.” Civilized people do not live like that! Problem is, the Barney Fifes in the DEA do act like this too! So too do the chiold molesters in the TSA.
    • raymond w  •  4 mths ago
      Get them before they get you, what the hell is the problem with that. this is war not a game.he should knocked mr. o on his #$%$
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