The always excellent city-journal.
http://www.city-journal.org/2015/bc0130mt.html
"The Truth About American Sniper
Chris Kyle wasn’t a savage; he killed savages.
30 January 2015
PHOTO BY CHRIS KYLE (FACEBOOK)
Clint Eastwood’s new film, American Sniper, is a blisteringly accurate portrayal of the American war in Iraq. Unlike most films in the genre, it sidesteps the politics and focuses on an individual: the late, small-town Texan, Chris Kyle, who joined the Navy SEALs after 9/11 and did four tours of duty in Fallujah, Ramadi, and Baghdad. He is formally recognized as the deadliest sniper in American history, and the film, based on his bestselling memoir, dramatizes the war he felt duty-bound to fight and his emotionally wrenching return home, with post-traumatic stress."