WTF is “Ron Paul” implying?
That Chris Kyle brought his death on himself by choosing to serve this nation and do what it asked of him?
“Ron Paul” is not fit to speak this hero’s name.
Below is from today’s Patriot Post..
“Chris Kyle, RIP
Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, a Patriot from Texas and author of the outstanding book, “American Sniper,” was killed Saturday while assisting fellow veterans suffering from PTSD. Chris served with the SEAL Team 3 Sniper Element Charlie platoon, and was the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, with 160 confirmed kills and another 95 probables. He was known to his enemies as Al-Shaitan Ramad (The Devil of Ramadi).
In 2008, near Sadr City, Chris neutralized an RPG-carrying insurgent at more than 2,000 meters with his Lapua Magnum .338 PGM. During his four combat tours, Chris was shot twice and survived six IED explosions. He left military service three years ago after earning two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation. He has devoted much of the last three years to working with fellow vets suffering from PTSD.
Chris leaves behind his wife Taya, two children, and a long list of family and friends. He was a tireless defender of Liberty and the Second Amendment, and he will be sorely missed”
What follows is not views i support but what I have determined through reading Libertarian websites and looking at many blog entries:
Yes that is exactly what the meaning is and it is a very common sentiment within the libertarian fraternity. It goes to the heart of the libertarian ‘do no active harm’ mantra. The US has intervened in foreign wars for a century starting with the one with Spain. We have dispatched huge military forces to intervene in wars and wage wars with many foreign states and killed millions of foreigners while imposing our will upon other nations. We maintain a global military presence which provokes local'patroits and nationalists’ such as Al Quaida to attack our occupying forces. Those who serve in the US military are agents of imperialism and aggression and the murderers of foreigners innocent of doing any direct harm to the US. (9-11 was just the US getting paid back for its crimes against the Moslems so it is not defensible to conduct aggressive actions in Iraq and Astan.) So yes, R. Paul is basically saying ‘tough Chris Kyle got some deserved payback for his enormous crimes against the Iraqi people.' He is not a hero but a highly skilled hit man and murderer. These views are so both repulsive and detached from reality that it makes having a rational conversation with Libertarians impossible at a certain point. That is unfortunate as they are quite insightful as to monetary policy and the operation of the economy.