Fifty things you didn't know about John McCain

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by jon1856

And as pointed out, only 6 were career. The rest were time of war. And look at the time frames covered by most of those and the type of war.
In current day pool of candidates, one will more likely see a MBA than a career military, let alone extended service time.
And just being in a military branch, does not of and by itself give nor provide great enlightenment to all knowledge.
My Uncle more of less agrees with General Sherman-told me awhile ago that all war does is waste good men.

Me,if one was going to use only one rule, I would much rather see a very smart, sharp business person. And have them rely on Professional Military for advise.

And out of your 31, how many did you know served?
And how many where in combat?
How many said anything in great detail about it?
Did you know that Ford saved his carrier?
LBJ was a staff officer who Johnson's biographer, Robert Caro, stated, "The most you can say about Lyndon Johnson and his Silver Star is that it is surely one of the most undeserved Silver Stars in history. Because if you accept everything that he said, he was still in action for no more than 13 minutes and only as an observer. Men who flew many missions, brave men, never got a Silver Star."[15]

What does it matter? The debate was about military experience, now you've done gone and changed the subject, for what reason I'm really not sure, other than you seem to brushing off and cheapening McCain's military record.

Each candidate has strengths that they play too, ya know, I can say I want a good military candidate because he has adviser's and such to handle the money and the other things. It's all about personal opinion, it's just merely stating his military experience, its not saying you should vote for me because I've been in the military. When you fill out a job application, do they not 99% of the time ask you if you were in the military. As a candidate he is obligated to prove why he thinks he would make a good president, he highlights his military experience as I'm sure Obama would had he felt compelled to serve.

The president has adviser's to, what do you know? Advise him on things he might not be familiar with. Obama highlights his strengths, and so does McCain, just so happens for McCain military was one of them.

So take your damn attempt at train wrecking this thread, and move it elsewhere.