Patty Jenkins

My father wanted to be a hero. He went to the Air Force Academy, was valedictorian, and then he found himself strafing villagers in Vietnam in a war he didn't want to be in and didn't understand. He was extremely conflicted about the line where he went from being the good guy to possibly being the bad guy.

American Director

Charlie Sheen

I'm dealing with fools and trolls and soft targets. It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee. I don't have time for these clowns.

American Actor

Specifically used to describe aerial assaults in a military context.

Air Attacks

Implies multiple passes over the target, not just a single attack.

Repeated Action

Suggests precise attacking, often to avoid collateral damage.

Precision

Used figuratively to describe intense and damaging criticism.

Metaphorical Use

Conveys the severity and aggressiveness of the criticism.

Severe Critique

The critic's words can evoke strong negative emotions, like an attack.

Emotional Impact

 and incredibly scared afterwards, and that fear that comes afterwards can last years. I haven't been shot at in six years, and I was woken up very abruptly this morning by a nightmare that I was being strafed by aircraft, six years later. I've never even been strafed by aircraft, and I was having nightmares about it.

Sebastian Junger: Why...

 The Avenger aircraft strafed the Japanese vessels.

Strafe