[El Gato]

the North Vietnamese were not able to break Lt. Commander J. McCain

Yes they were. They broke most everyone they held, as all of them would admit. But they did not permanently break their spirits. Look at the photos of the returning POWs. They came back with their heads helf high. (And they got to enjoy the reactions of their captors during the Famous (infamous to the left) Christmas Bombings.)

their little beast from the Book of Revelations cannot live without tax revenues,

As far as I can tell, the ChiComs don't seem to mind subsidizing the Beast.

[Oceander]

No, they didn't break Lt. Commander McCain - they broke his body, not his spirit, and you don't break somebody until you break their spirit. Based on your posts, you might find some other fora, DU, e.g., more congenial than this forum.

[philetus]

John McCain, Prisoner of War: A First-Person Account
By John S. McCain III, Lieut. Commander, U.S. Navy

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/01/28/john-mccain-prisoner-of-war-a-first-person-account.html

I said, “O.K., I’ll give you military information if you will take me to the hospital.”