It is the best analogy we have to equate the WAS and IS. Both let their own continued self aggrandizement get in the way of their duty. Arnold was very instrumental in the numerous victories against the Brits but he let his own aspirations and a piece of tail (Margaret “Peggy” Shipman) get in the way of his sworn duty.
I was not there and General “Buzz” was. Although other captors have their own accounts, Buzz was a cellmate. Unless we have indisputable evidence to say otherwise, he was a hero for enduring those years. But in both accounts, what followed falls into my category of; It only takes one Oh Shiite moment to erase a boatload of atta-boys. McCain’s problem is he now has an entire fleet of those boats without a load.
McCain’s actions in Vietnam don’t begin to approach those of Benedict Arnold’s bravery and leadership during the Revolutionary War.