McCain has always been a war hawk.
Most men who have gone through what he did want to work to make sure no one else has to face the same prospect. And how did he get the chance to lose more than one plane? I always heard pilots were reassigned after one if there were questions whether the pilot contributed to the crash...
Yes and one who wanted to actually help fight Assad who was fighting ISIS terrorists and those that give them comfort. In effect helping Democrats be on the wrong side of a conflict.