There are, what, one or two Republican candidates who put on a uniform? I'm certainly not going to criticize someone who didn't serve, I didn't, but by not serving I think they've waived the right to criticize the service of those who did. Trump can slam McCain for his stand on the issues and his votes in the Senate, but for him to say that McCain wasn't a hero because he was captured is way beyond the pale.
Fine
But that was not my point at all
I’d like to make my point very clear
There are men who were shot down over North Vietnam They were. Shot down in 1966-1968 and beyond. They lived there for six and seven years generally
They were held for questioning and leverage. They will tell about their experience when asked. Many had families who didn’t know if they were alive or not for many years. They withstood not only torture to the extreme but the discouragement/despair of traitors as well as rejection on their return home in 1973
They are heroes for standing up to the torture and for withstanding temptations and for forgiving their rejection and serving their country afterward
They are family men and fine gentlemen
Strong in character And unknown, as they are humble and they know they are not war heroes. They are heroes more important in some sense that war heroes even
McCain is not a war hero. Patton is a war hero. The screaming Eagles easy company are war heroes
Trump can say McCain is not a war hero but he did so without mentioning his status as a revered POW reference to those he served with. And that is a huge mistake which is the action of an insensitive boor. He’ll be very smart to get up to speed on the heroism of those guys and then separate McCain out of them if possible
McCain has gone too long with his phony schtick
Getting shot down does not make one a hero. What you do in captivity makes you a hero. From reliable testimony of other POWs, the ones that will actually speak against other POWs, something they don’t like to do, McCain got preferential treatment and was anything but a hero. It is absolute fact that he and his other “hero” buddy John Kerry belittled the families of POWs and put an end to any search for them, inspite of many reliable accounts of them being left behind. Both Kerry and McCain wanted to open up Vietnam for business ventures and both the treasonous traitors got exactly what they wanted.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-112940