[MarkL]

McCain did not share the disillusioning and morally jarring experiences of soldiers like Kerry, Webb and Hagel, who found themselves unable to recognize their enemy in the confusion of the jungle

Let me start by saying I will not vote for McCain as President. That said, I can be pretty sure that McCain knew EXACTLY who the enemy was in Viet Nam. It was the North Vietnamese, the ones who were torturing him at the Hanoi Hilton.

What he was really "sealed away from" was the fact that many here, back home, had joined in with the enemy as well, just like Kerry, Webb, and Hagel, if they couldn't recognize the enemy either.

Mark

[Jacquerie]

During those years, McCain did not share the disillusioning and morally jarring experiences of soldiers like Kerry, Webb and Hagel, who found themselves unable to recognize their enemy in the confusion of the jungle.

Every flight from Yankee Station to the north was a combat flight. Every day these Naval Aviators braved battle. In 1967 the USS Oriskany lost 40% of its aircraft and 25% of it's pilots. A couple men were shot down and rescued twice. These men deserve our utmost respect.

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