Not to beat this horse anymore but the “facts” of McCains conduct while a POW are very much questionable, he has few friends if any among former POWs and the only thing that kept a lid on the facts was the unwillingness if the POW command structure ( of which McCain was not in) to rat out their own
What’s fact is the extreme efforts of McCain the Senator to suppress information about the POWs and the MIAs and to expedite US policy to leave behind the men who never came home, while treating their families and buddies with the utmost extreme contempt and meanness .... For reasons that have never rationally been explained
Ever see war hero McCain at the big Rolling Thunder rallies in DC to honor Vietnam vets? No? Research what Rolling Thunder vets think of McCain
"What’s fact is the extreme efforts of McCain the Senator to suppress information about the POWs and the MIAs and to expedite US policy to leave behind the men who never came home, while treating their families and buddies with the utmost extreme contempt and meanness .... For reasons that have never rationally been explained"
I already mentioned previously that his actions as a Senator in regards to quashing the POW issue is fair game. I criticize him on that myself regularly. As for your assertion that POWs hate him etc...
"Mr. Day recalls with pride Mr. McCain stubbornly refusing to accept special treatment or curry favor to be released early, even when gravely ill. Mr. McCain knew the Vietnamese wanted the propaganda victory of the son and grandson of Navy admirals accepting special treatment. "He wasn't corruptible then," Mr. Day says, "and he's not corruptible today."
Bud Day articl
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120951606847454685
If you want to know who Bud Day was, he was a MOH recipient and also was awarded the Air Force Cross. His character was unimpeachable. One other thing, he was John McCain's cell mate for much of McCain's POW time. He had nothing but the highest praise for McCain's conduct as a POW. Now who are you going to believe? McCain's cellmate or some unnamed Vietnam vet or POW? Where are all these propoganda tapes he supposedly made? My guess is that people have made a lot of these statements because of his unconsciounable actions as a Senator. Again, criticize his record as a Senator, especially in regards to the POW issue, but not his service as that by all accounts is unimpeachable...