I am reminded of a personal hero of mine, Gen. Douglas McAuthor, “not a simple man”. The General made terrible mistakes but achieved greatness. McCain might too, he’s got the “right suff”. I’d like to see him get his chance.
The difference between MacArthur and McCain is that McCain will have jurisdiction over the homeland, whereas MacArthur was let loose out there in the great big world. It’s like the difference between the FBI and the CIA. If the CIA was (officially) allowed to harrass the American people the same way it harrassed terrorists or commies, we wouldn’t be part of the free world anymore.
MacArthur’s personality was fit to deal with Japs, North Koreans, and Chi-coms. Who cares what happens to foreigners, anyway (sarcasm)?
To clarify, I think that McCain is a great man, as great as almost any other living national figure. But MacArthur was great in whole other way. Whereas McCain is humble, like a Washington, MacArthur’s is a scarier form of greatness, like Caesar or Napoleon.