Big Army absoutley has a problem with snipers but it is not a moral compunction but rather as Pragmatic Thinker notes an issue of force protection. Most of the big Army commanders that I have dealt with tend to think that performing combat operations with anything less than a platoon with up armored trucks armed with .50 cals and MK19s is just crazy talk. The thought sniper ops with a handfull of shooters/spotters and maybe a small security detail tends to cause them to develop a nervous tick. Snipers have a great utility and big Army will continue to use them but the inherrant risk in those types of operations will always limit their employment more than any moral issues.

SFC W