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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 09:41 PM
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5 years as a POW does not make anyone a 'foreign policy expert' or a 'military expert'.
It makes one a former POW. Courage shown while a POW can make someone a shining light or even a hero.

But it does absolutely NOTHING to make one an expert in foreign policy or military matters.

Can we please keep this in mind?
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Wizard777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 09:45 PM
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1. I agree! His endurance of the torture is indeed heroic.
But being captured makes him no expert on military success and I can prove it. What's wrong with this picture? Operation Iraqi Liberation was a huge military success. All 140,000 troops were captured by the enemy.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 09:49 PM
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2. EGGSACLY, Husb2!
And I think we'll have to make that clear the the electorate. Then of course the Reps will allege that we're dissing McCain BECAUSE OF his horrible experience!
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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-08-08 10:06 PM
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3. POW means PTSD, untreated, he is in denial,
Alzheimer's has already started.
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