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The “war hero” candidate buried information about POWs left behind in Vietnam. By Sydney Schanberg The pressure from the families and Vietnam veterans finally forced the creation, in late 1991, of a Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. The chairman was John Kerry. McCain, as a former POW, was its most pivotal member. In the end, the committee became part of the debunking machine.www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/mccain-and-the-pow-cover-up/

I in no way would ever denigrate any soldier who was a POW. These men endured unspeakable horrors at the hands of their captors, on this we can all agree. My own father who served in the Navy endured much pain at the hands of the Japanese in WWII,so I can empathize with anyone held captive by the enemy.That being said, John McCain was no war hero,nor should he be idolized as such. He himself acknowledged that he received preferential treatment because of his family heritage. That is not a hero. No hero accepts special treatment from his captors.So desperate is the American public for a hero that they blindly accepted the fabrication of lies and half truths about McCain. I'm old enough to remember how this so called hero treated the families of POW's that dared ask for their country to do more to find their loved ones,and I was paying attention to his harsh demeanor towards them. I said it then and I'll say it again: that man was hiding something. He may have taken his secrets to the grave,but one day those things will be brought to the light “Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.”

Citation for this? He was offered preferential treatment, but specifically refused it and was severely tortured as a result.

Citation for this? He was offered preferential treatment, but specifically refused it and was severely tortured as a result.McCain's not the best dude for a lot of reasons -- starting with his treatment of his first wife upon his return from Vietnam. But the statement you have made, to the best of my knowledge, is false. The purpose of this post was not to condemn McCain for his activities as a POW. The purpose is to point out McCains betrayel of the Pow / MIA left behind in Vietnam.With that said , the above linked article states McCain , in his autobiography , admitted to preferential treatment.

Not lame criticism. Merely corrected your previous inaccurate statement on McCain's preferential treatment.

No, you didn't correct my statement by doubling down on your false claim that McCain enjoyed preferential treatment in any way he could control. In fact, McCain took every possible opportunity to reject preferential treatment up to and including staying with his fellow captors and being tortured for

I'll give this one more go, then I'm not going to spend any more time arguing with a guy behind a keyboard who wants to denigrate a dude who couldn't lift his arms above his shoulders because of what he chose to suffer.A little under a year after McCain was captured, his dad became the commander of all US forces in Vietnam. The North Vietnamese offered him early release. He refused to be released until everyone who was captured before him was released, in accordance with Article III of the US Fighting Force Code of Conduct. As a result of this rejection, McCain was subjected to brutal torture, and eventually made a coerced confession, as many POWs do. He refused to sign any statements after the first, however, and was beaten several times weekly as a result. He was finally released in 1974, four years after refusing early release.He suffered unimaginable brutality at the hands of the North Vietnamese, and he did so as a result of his own decision to stay there. Despite that, he was aware at times that he was treated less severely than others because of whose son he was, and that racked him with guilt on top of everything else. At no point did he choose or willingly accept preferential treatment, as FLRon stated. FLRon's a good guy, so I assume that was just a mistake on his part. I likewise assume your commitment to that statement is an honest mistake on your part.

quote Dave Dorsey: I'll give this one more go, then I'm not going to spend any more time arguing with a guy behind a keyboard who wants to denigrate a dude who couldn't lift his arms above his shoulders because of what he chose to suffer. From previous post in this thread: quote dtgrant: The purpose of this post was not to condemn McCain for his activities as a POW. The purpose is to point out McCains betrayel of the Pow / MIA left behind in Vietnam. quote Dave Dorsey: Despite that, he was aware at times that he was treated less severely than others because of whose son he was ... We agree, that statement is correct.

This whole post reminds me of this Infowars video www.infowars.com/infowars-pays-the-ultimate-respect-to-john-mccain/

I served in the USMC, USAF and the USN. I would not feel 'worthy' to shine the shoes of ANY POW. I have known POWs from WWII and Nam. I consider them Heroes, much above most folk I have known. I don't have to like their decisions before or political decisions afterwards. They swore to follow orders and go where this country sent them. Most did. The POW deserves RESPECT because he followed orders and did what he swore to do, things did not go as planned.I only went thru POW training, and I sure would not want to do the real thing. It just hurts my inner man to see someone who has faced nothing like that to degrade one who has SPENT TIME IN HELL (one /earth)!McCain was buried with honor, he deserved it. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/