takenoprisoner disagrees with you on the subject of POWs but even if you are right, that he worked hard to recover POWs, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t brain-washed and won-over in some fashion by his masters in Hanoi. What do they care whether or not he “works hard to recover POWS”? What they really wanted (and what they ended up getting, whether by their “brainwashing” actions or just because McCain is born stupid) was a closet socialist in a high position of power in the USA.
That’s what they got. Now maybe they didn’t do it, but that’s what they got. It doesn’t matter whether or not he “worked hard to free POWs”. That’s a side issue. He’s an enemy of freedom and liberty in the USA. That’s a big plus for commies and socialists everywhere.
John McCain was not “reprogrammed” by the North Vietnamese. This reminds me of the scams being run by Hendon and others who try to brainwash the families of the MIA’s to obtain money.
The knowledge gained by my tour in Ha Noi as the office manager of Det2, meeting with North Vietnamese counterparts, talking to American civilians with extensive knowledge on the subject. This conclusion is John McCain..was not reprogrammed or brainwashed. He was tortured but he is not a traitor.
Do I like his politics..NO. Am I defending his politics..NO.
John McCain endured great hardships in Ha Noi..does he deserve to be slandered while he was in the military. NO.
John McCain is no John Kerry.