So IMO, LT COL Duckworth is an honourable veteran. REP Duckworth is a worthless POS.
IMHO these two are not mutually exclusive.
I personally don’t think you can be an honorable veteran and go against the oath “to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic”.
I think she chooses to use her wounds to bolster her position and gain points for the enemy, but that is my opinion. Are there facts to the contrary?
I'm inclined to agree.In my mind,for example,there are *two* John McCains...there's Lieutenant (or Commander...not sure of the highest rank he achieved)...a brave Naval aviator who suffered much,and sacrificed much,for this country and there's politician McCain who's subjected this nation to untold harm over his political career.And then there's Mister "In No Way".