It amazes me how many of you are still brainwashed into believing McCain was a war hero.
Just because he crashed another plane and was injured doesn’t make him a hero.
Spilling his guts to the enemy, cooperating every chance he got, making propaganda videos for the ENEMY in a time of WAR is called TREASON!
Much is made about his staying behind when he could have left. It might have more to do with a future political career than valor, but I suspect he was ashamed for having completely cooperated with the enemy (on video no less) and feared the consequences of his TREASON.
Name, rank, serial number, and date of birth
Code of Conduct for Members of the United States Armed Forces
I. I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
II. I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.
III. If I am captured I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
IV. If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
V. When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause
VI. I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.
REAL heroes don’t make propaganda videos for the enemy.
Proof of your allegations. Sources, credible sources and links, please.
The change of the code to resist to the utmost of your ability is key to easing the minds of the POWs, because when they broke they viewed that as a result weakness and they would be prosecuted.
It appears by your standard every POW that broke is guilty and weak.
That is unfairly harsh.
SERE training is hard and it isn’t real and it was hard enough.
I don’t think I’ve read any post up to this point calling him a hero.
I think most are pretty much agreeing that he was a man. And, as a man we can understand conditions that break average people.
I respect his ability to get out of there alive and somewhat sane.
Amen!