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Some on left target McCain's war record

politico.com — McCain's campaign Sunday issued a pair of outraged statements after retired general and Barack Obama supporter Wesley Clark said he didn't think that McCain ’s service as a fighter pilot and prisoner of war was relevant to running the country. Obama has consistently praised McCain's service, and called him "a genuine American hero."

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  • FunkyDung, on 07/01/2008, -2/+1Being a POW does not a hero make. I have tons of respect, awe, and pity for those subjected to lengthy imprisonment and torture. I don't think they're ispo facto heroes, though. If you got captured saving your buddies' asses, you're a hero. If you got injured or killed while saving someone else, you're a hero. Basically, if you did anything above and beyond the call of duty, you're a hero. Getting shot down, captured, and tortured merely makes you either a crappy pilot or unlucky. It's what you do while imprisoned that can make you a hero. I haven't heard or read anything to suggest that McCain did anything heroic while imprisoned. Until I learn otherwise, I will continue to regard him as a poor officer and sloppy pilot that wouldn't have been promoted far if not for help from family.
  • mathewsjw, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1spoken like a true Democrat and Anti-American Obamite.
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