Stockdale said: The Vietnamese called him The Prince.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfyGdG9llSE
He then goes on to describe John's behavior, courage and character.
Watch the entire 4:00min video. . .Stockdalewas Johns POW roommate.
So, either Stockdale was lying in the video or Stockdale was telling the truth.
ADM James Stockdale was a man of Honor. He was not a liar.
Period!
Look up now at the title of this thread, and read it. What Stockdale says nice about Sydney is not contradictory. He had 5 years in there shoulder to shoulder, and he followed his orders. He did his duty. Had he left early he would have something entirely different to say.
You are moving the goalposts. That is a slippery and sneaky little maneuver people do when dealing with cognitive dissonance. In this case having one bubble burst ( 'McCain could have left, he chose to stay, what a hero!' ) and trying to focus on another bubble. It won't work. You have to come to terms with the fact that Mr. Magoo snookered a lot of gullible people.
Exactly.
I do not believe that John McCain dishonored himself or his country while he was a POW in Vietnam.
I cannot say the same thing about his service in the U.S. senate.