Well, the research I’ve done doesn’t agree with the research you’ve done. I move with caution when disparaging military figures because it’s the pathway most often taken by the left. One of the most shameful public displays in recent memory was the left’s treatment of Petraeus (sp) when he was returning to Washington to report on Iraq. The left set up such a cacophony of slander prior to his arrival that there was a parade float somewhere touting him as General Betray-us. That was Pelosi’s name for him. She told the public he was traveling to Washington to lie, lie, lie to the public. This was before his personal life (adultry) was known - she had nothing but hatred for his political ideology to go on. So knowing that the left believes that there is no such thing as honourable military service, and that when the left perceives a person in the military is respected for the service they target and defame that service - I would have to see good info myself before discarding the research I’ve already done. Not saying what you say can’t be true but I’m careful not to join into the left’s slander of military people based on propaganda. Yes, I researched him well years ago - the question in my mind is did you read the left’s slander, unfounded competitive comments by peers or accounts of people whose reputations are worthy of respect? Lots of book, articles, quotes on military people there and all of it is sworn to be “valid” and yet point to any military ranking officer and there’s rumor that they are scum and rumor that they are honorable.
I fail to see how a reasonable person expects netizens to drop all prior information gathered and run with the latest accusations as fact without at least checking the sources out and reading for oneself.
> “I move with caution when disparaging military figures because it’s the pathway most often taken by the left.”
The Left likes McCain and never misses a chance to play up his ‘hero’ story when there is no ‘hero’ story.
I can tell you have not done as thorough research as I have. I looked at government records on his citations and I reviewed them against DOD manuals and compared them to the citations of others in his service group and era.
His citations clearly lack any detail that is REQUIRED in describing citations for heroism whereas other citations follow the book in describing the specific acts of bravery and heroism that is required. He is the only one that sticks out as false. All others have clear descriptions and depictions of events that led to the awarding of citations for heroism.
His citations are phony. There’s not even a question.
Do the research as described above. If you do not see a clear case of phony citations, then you are like the left that plays up his hero status falsely.
When you do arrive at the only true conclusion that his citations are phony, then the next question is why has he allowed the leftist press to exalt his false ‘heroism’ for so long?
The answer is because he is ‘uniparty’ meaning he’s neither republican nor democrat. He’s whatever he has to be to retain power. He has no principles. The TRUTH is not in him.