The rumors of this have been around for years. I agree a POW situation becomes a survival situation and a lot should be overlooked unless one POW wins favors for himself by betraying fellow POWs. No idea if anything like that happened.
But as a senator, McCain took steps to seal the records of all POWs, including himself, and during the POW/MIA hearings in the early ‘90s, his purpose was more to suppress evidence of possible living POWs rather than to investigate the question thoroughly.
Some among the POW community believe all McCain’s steps at suppressing evidence and sealing records were to suppress any evidence harmful to him. I wonder if the sealed records will ever be opened.
“I agree a POW situation becomes a survival situation”
I certainly does not.
Anything anyone does in the military is for national security and for the good of the unit and the mission. Any code of behavior and ethics other than that is for civilians.
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I have loathed McCain ever since the POW hearings.
I think the Viet Reds and the GRU are holding some
really bad recordings of Sick Mick.
, his purpose was more to suppress evidence of possible living POWs rather than to investigate the question thoroughly.