by Dr. Ada M. Fisher
Bradley Cooper does a fantastic job in portraying the
life of a US Navy SEAL sniper based on recollections of the life of Chris Kyle.
The brutality of war and the job of killing though bothersome to some depicts
what war is truly all about--death and destruction towards an end which is often
unclear. Having worked in the VA and for veterans, one often is confronted by
those who have been taught to kill with unclear parameters of how to put ones
life back together when the killing is done. The film also does a decent job in
depicting how families may be impacted by this work.
Citizens need to know what is at stake when they send
their loved ones including their sons and daughters off to
fight.
It was the scene of amputated heads stacked on shelves by
reported Islamic extremist groups which was most bothersome. If this was known
as alluded to before Osama Bin Laden was captured, why are people so shocked now
by the revelation of this savagery? The bigger question and problem is how do
you effectively respond to terrorist who don’t necessarily reflect a nation but
are fulfilling a philosophical itch which can only be scratched by a blood
sacrifice?
When I watch solicitations for the “Wounded Warriors”
program I question why the VA isn't delivering these services to wounded
military personnel. That is their purpose with a mission obligation to those
who have borne the burdens of war per Abraham Lincoln.
The most disturbing thing about the American Sniper
film was that it was made at all. You don’t broadcast to possible enemy
combatants what you have done and given the skills of this one man such
revelations put his family at risk. For those who have taken an oath to serve
in classified positions for this nation including spy agencies, the SEALS, the
Special Forces and many special operations which may never be known, they pledge
their lives to protect and defend the USA without revealing that which may have
been done. For their service we are grateful but must appreciate the costs
involved both to liberty and personal constitutional
freedoms.
DR. ADA M.
FISHER IS A PHYSICIAN WHO WAS A MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY,
PREVIOUS MEMBER OF A COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LICENSED SECONDARY EDUCATION
TEACHER, AUTHOR, POET, GIFTED PUBLIC SPEAKER AND IS THE NC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
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