There are some people on this thread who seriously need to study some history before posting anything about McCain's war record. One guy actually said McCain was flying safe bombing missions over North Vietnam. Are you serious? Do you have ANY idea how high our air losses were in that war? The Air Force flew a plane called the F-105 Thunderchief. Half of all F-105's ever built were shot down over NVN. Safe bombing missions? Like I said, try to educate yourself a bit before posting.
Another individual said McCain killed many of his shipmates. I am guessing he is referring to the Forrestal fire. What kind of wild stories have you been told, and obviously believed? The fire was caused by an electrical circuit malfunction on an F-4 Phantom, causing a missile to be fired aboard ship, a missile that should not have yet been armed, a task which is performed by the deck crew, not the pilot. McCain flew the A-4 aircraft, not an F-4. It wasn't his plane that fired the missile, it wasn't even the type of plane he flew. I bet you are someone who is big on complaining about fake news, yet you believe this wild story about McCain causing the fire.
Yes, McCain broke under torture and talked to his captors. You act like you don't even know that EVERYONE broke and talked. Everybody has a breaking point when subjected to torture. Even the toughest of them all, James Stockdale, broke under torture. Francis Denton, another Navy pilot held captive in the Hanoi Hilton, could hardly live with himself when he broke. He felt like all the other pilots felt, that they were failures. There were guys who were forced to make propaganda films, forced to sign confessions admitting war crimes, etc. You guys act like McCain was the only one. Keep in mind, while he was being tortured by having his arms tied behind his back and the ropes pulled tight until his elbows touched, then put on a wooden chair that was sitting on a table, and having the table kicked out from under him so he crashed to the floor with no way to break his fall, he had 2 broken arms and a dislocated shoulder. You may have noticed he was unable to raise his arms above his head because of those injuries. Yet he managed to hold out for several days before breaking. The people who criticize him for breaking under torture seem to have no idea what reality actually is. If you're going to post this stuff about him, have some knowledge of what you're talking about.
Do you people never study history, ever try to find out the truth? I guess it's much easier to just believe any wild story that fits what you want to be true.
