Read the excerpt from a rumor of war. repeatedly, i have found myself wishing that i had been the veteran of a conventional war, with dramatic campaigns and historic battles for subject matter instead of a monotonous succession of ambushes and firefights. which best describes the purpose of the paradox in the excerpt? to demonstrate how bored the narrator felt while serving in vietnam to illustrate the hardships faced by soldiers who have fought in wars to emphasize the difficulties faced by soldiers in untraditional warfare to highlight the complexities of more traditional warfare and weaponry