People like this volunteer to defend this country .... and many of them are shot.

People like this suffer greatly for the defense of our nation and it's freedom while others exercise their right to slander topics they do not understand.

Really? How was he defending our country fighting in Iraq? We invaded Iraq for no reason whatsoever - and if we had not gone, it would not have affected our freedom in the slightest. People are blinded to how we use our military (and use up our young people) by masking our misadventures in the hogwash of glory and "defense of freedom".

I love how the death of innocents and heroes bring out the loons that think their opinions matter. Go back to contemplating your bellybutton lint and how it fits into the big picture of the cosmos.

On another note;

"traded his soul for a new truck,"

Interesting comment by the killer. It's as if he was compensated for the killing. Does he in fact have a new truck? Given that Mr. Kyle had put a very big hurt on Muslim terrorists, to the tune of 150, it wouldn't be inconceivable that this individual was hired by Muslims to kill Mr. Kyle.

Eddie Ray Routh also said he wanted to drive to Oklahoma to avoid Texas authorities, according to an Erath County arrest warrant.

Well...I guess that pretty much Seals the Insanity Defense.

The "traded his soul for a truck" comment immediately made me think of the bounty.

But the other thing was, of course, that guns don't work for defense until after the first shot is fired. Sorry NRA, a gun in the hand doesn't stop a bullet, no matter how good a shooter you are.

noncoms - you know, if 2 former navy seals arent bright enough to sense what was about to happen...what hope does that give the rest of the population who thinks they are going to save their entire family with their cache of weaponry?

Svenolafson - perhaps it was a bounty by muslim terrorists (because those two words basically just cover anyone who's muslim, doesnt it?)...

or, it could have been our own govt...I gotta imagine they werent too thrilled with the ex-navy seals decision to "tell all" with is book deals.

and the fact that he made this deal for a new truck, leads me to believe that he was under the impression that he'd get away with this.

would you have that impression MORE if a muslim terrorists were paying you, or our own govt?

mutton jeff

Really? How was he defending our country fighting in Iraq? We invaded Iraq for no reason whatsoever - and if we had not gone, it would not have affected our freedom in the slightest.

@ muttonhead,

If you are so obtuse that you don't realize that service members don't get to pick where they go, or whom they will fight when they get there, then you are probably too thick to realize that it is as much that they will go as it is where they go that acts as a deterrent.

Bruce-917111

People like this should just be taken out and shot.

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If you are talking about yourself, I agree. You no good piece of right wing chit!!

I'm thinking Kyle or Chris would have shot back had they known. Seems Eddie shot them with a hand gun while they were least expecting it less than 15 minutes after they arrived at the range. Who shoots someone trying to befriend and help a fellow vet. He definitely did trade in his soul. He's no war hero.

Paul - how do you know he's "no war hero"...he may have been a hero to some in the war. He obviously had issues left over from his experience.

He served but he's undone any good he's ever done.

Heavy Artillery - you mean the Obama/Hitler comparisons?

How you know that? Do you know what happened at the range? Or are you just speculating?

Mr. Routh was a Marine, period. Until the trial, he should be treated as such.

Magic 8 Ball, do I smell an ass hole? YES.

Yes, he's holding the magic 8 ball or snorting it.

agreed - these folks thought it made sense to put guns in the hands of people traumatized by war.

I can't imagine what could possibly go wrong.

Scott, how do we know they are victims? Where you there? Do you have information from the police o confirm that? Or are you just speculating?

People like you say Zimmerman was a victim, other say Travon Martin was a victim..

I think all you right wing quacks should STFU and wait until the facts are out on the killing, instead of drawing up your own opinions and then passing it on as facts!!

Yes and if he killed himself then you would say that Obama had him silenced to prevent him from implicating Obama in a murder for hire. I really wish you liberal haters would make up your rock.

ihateliberals - so you dont want to know if President Obama paid him off with a new truck in order to kill the Navy Seal who decided to sell his own soul by publishing a book about his time as a sniper?

im sure you guys are already spreading the rumor around that Obama had something to do with this.

I don't hate conservatives...I despise them

WisconsinDad-2479817,

That makes two of us!!! (handshake)

Liberalism is a plague on society, it makes the healthy sick and the sick, sicker. It solves no problems, just goes round and round in a mesmerizing stew of brainwashed ideology. It has never worked in the history of our world and yet these morons cling to their hopes that one day, they can "change the world". Ask them what they want to change and what their "new world" would look like and they don't have a clue.

Speaking of intolerance, racist hate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,have you read what dummiecrats post here lately?

Now we know why they formed the KKK, to fully express the beliefes of democrats everywhere.