During a tense interview with former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and Mark Wahlberg, who plays Luttrell in the movie, Tapper questioned if the lives of the 19 men were lost “senselessly.” Luttrell responded with an answer you’ll want to watch beginning at 1:15 in the clip.
Who knew patriotic war films portraying our soldiers in a heroic light could sell-out in a way unsympathetic anti-war films never could? The American people did, that’s who.