my friend...that's cause the sons have EVOLVED into Marines.
The warrior ethos lives on.
Posted on 12/17/2007 7:11:55 PM PST by TinaJeannes
His message could hurt his presidential campaign, since polls indicate two-thirds of Americans disagree with him. But John McCain insists he doesn't care about the political consequences. He says the only way to fix the mess in Iraq is a huge infusion of U.S. muscle.
For all the talk, there is one thing the Arizona senator doesn't discuss. His 18-year-old son Jimmy just became a Marine and is poised to go to Iraq. In effect, McCain is saying what few politicians are willing to say: Send my son, too.
For two centuries, the men of my family were raised to go to war as officers in America's armed services. It is a family history that, as a boy, often intimidated me, and, for a time, I struggled halfheartedly against its expectations. But when my own time at war arrived, I realized how fortunate I was to have been raised in such a family.
- McCain, in his 1999 memoir Faith of My Fathers
Jimmy McCain graduated from Marine boot camp in December. He could have opted for a safer job, but chose the infantry.
In that role, Pvt. McCain will be a rifleman on the front lines and will have a simple mission: to hunt and kill the enemy.
Jimmy is likely to be sent to Iraq this summer, probably to the Anbar province, considered one of the most dangerous regions of the country.
Publicly, McCain has said little about his son. He told Time magazine last summer that Jimmy was inspired to sign up because he had friends in the Marine Corps. The senator - the senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee - said he was no different than any other military dad. "Like every parent who has a son or daughter serving that way, you will have great concern, but you'll also have great pride."
After talking with Time, McCain decided he did not want publicity about his son and tried unsuccessfully to get the magazine to kill the story. Since then, neither McCain nor his wife, Cindy, have commented on their son.
Three tours of duty in hazardous fire areas and NO mention of Duncan Hunter. Interesting.
I agree.
Well I suppose the reason why Duncan Hunter wasn’t mentioned is because this article is about John McCain.
Let me tell you a little about myself, Since I am relatively new here as far as posting goes.
My husband is a vietnam vet. Marines
I am involved locally with VFW and I do everything I possible can to show my support for our military
During the march17th gathering of eagles in DC I was there.
I about froze my butt off but we were there. Roads were treacherous from pa to dc. But we made it.
And we are part of the reason cindy sheehan and rosie stopped thier bS!I am as patriotic as they come. Strong belief in GOD I also realize that i will not agree with politicians irregardless of party 100 percent. So I choose the person whom I feel will do the best job for all of us. that includes dems, independents , libertarians , republicans etc. The most important thing to me at this time. Is our national security
Mccain as a member of IRI and a member of congress for years and armed services committee in congress and he really knows our history, I feel is the best person for the job of commander in chief
...and I believe that granting twenty to thirty million lawbreakers citizenship and letting them bring in another forty to sixty million relatives through chain immigration is a really bad idea. So that let’s you know one guy I’ll never support.
I don’t vote for crazy people.
BOTH McCain and Hunter have sons in the Marine Corps, BOTH are willing to die for their country. As for me, I think it speaks well of both of them, The only criticism I can think of is why would a former Airborne Ranger and a Navy fighter pilot allow their sons to become (yuck).....JARHEADS?
He wasnt going for amnesty ,Workers visas , documented workers visas
Good glad to hear that.Cause I don’t either!
It takes a couple of generations of navy and army to make a marine *G*
Apparently you do.
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Does anyone have a link to Jim’s vanity abouMcCain?
Here is one doggy that owes his behind to those “jarheads”.I can never repay that debt.
His McCain-Kennedy bill was all about legalizing millions of illegal aliens that committed (according to current US Federal Law) a misdemeanor crossing the border illegally and a felony when they got their false ID, a felony every time they used that false ID to gain employment, and a felony every time they used that false ID to get medical assistance.
Last time I checked, you cannot, under any circumstances, have a felony dismissed by a fine.
Either your are misinformed, or like your candidate, you are not telling the truth.
Now maybe I am wrong about not being able to dismiss felonies by a paying a fine, however, given that they have most likely committed multiple felonies if they have been here any longer than 6 months, I doubt they could be released from their sentence by paying a fine.
Maybe you’re wrong. But then again, maybe you’re just not telling the truth.
Hunter’s kid probably didn’t want to go to war with a bunch of gangbangers, and McCain’s kid didn’t feel like spending 6 mo out of every 2 years on a boat, where about the most action you see is cleaning. ;)
my friend...that's cause the sons have EVOLVED into Marines.
The warrior ethos lives on.
McCain supported the Kennedy bill; in other words he supported amnesty and a “path to citizenship” for those who broke the law and entered the US illegally. That is amnesty.
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