Are you aware McCain participated in 30 propaganda videos for the North?
Are you aware he admitted in an interview that he bartered top secret classified information for medical care?
Are you aware some folks think our pilots died and the effective delivery routes used by our pilots was compromised, due to him revealing information?
Are you aware that POWs get promotions just like active duty members of our military, but the Pentagon refused to give John mcCain his promotions? Do you know why?
Well, first of all, that was AFTER he risked his life for his country. That's why he ended up a prisoner.
As to his behavior as a prisoner, yes, it was bad. But that's nothing new. Some prisoners are heroic. But not all of them are. China developed highly effective methods of brainwashing during the Korean War. it would be nice if none of our service men were vulnerable to that, but unfortunately that's not possible. We put these people in risky circumstances and some of them are going to crack. It's nothing to be proud of, but we have to accept some will break. McCain was tortured and given poor medical care. Would anyone want to change places with him.
The fact is he completed his mission at the risk of his life and/or freedom. He was imprisoned for over five years for his country. He was offered to be released because of who his father was and declined, because of the propaganda it would give the communists.
This is bigger than just McCain. There were plenty of others in similar circumstance in that and other wars.
I deplore McCain's treatment of veterans, but attacking his service is no way to rectify what he did.