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BTW, FIRST!
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/21/fineman-bus...
http://aimhighwithbob.com/
We really don't expect the "peaceful transfer of power" this time, do we? Wait till the election gets closer and we find out how dangerous we have become to 'Merican freedoms. We are gonna be so surprised!
And ALL military/government leadership roles should be changed when Obama is sworn in. The military leadership has been so corrupted over the last 7 years it's laughable.
Buh bye, the United States of America. Hello Fourth Reich.
Holy water, ash stakes and garlic necklaces might be a good idea as well.
meant to type "frak" not "frag".
freudian slip I guess.
But honestly, I see no difference between this administration and these types of unAmerican military "leaders" and the traditional Stalinist one-party types.
He should be relieved of command and then sent into exile, if not imprisoned.
Despite the arrogance shown by the pro war crowd, they just don't have any self respect. We have overstayed our welcome in Iraq, and they want us to leave, but there is no talk of getting out of there. Have we no shame?
His appointees to various government agencies will need to do a review of policies and procedures that have been ignored, skewed, or corrupted under the previous administration and get rid of the incompetent rats that have floated in on the Bush/Cheney rafts over the past few years.
The government needs to work - it shouldn't to be one big corrupt political machine to benefit cronies and extend power.
That's why guys like this are breaking the rules - they know the tide if shifting and there will be some cleaning house in a few months. They're desperate to hang on to what they have.
"Now You Will Know The Rest Of The Story"
If This Doesn't Make Your Blood Boil You Are Not A True American!!!
McCain crashed 5 jets, plus he was responsible for the horrible USS Forrestal fire In 1967.
Surviving crewmen and those who investigated the Forrestal fire case reported that McCain deliberately 'wet-started' his A-4E Skyhawk to shake up the guy in the F-4 Phantom behind his A-4.
'Wet-starts', done either deliberately (the starter motor switch allowed kerosene to pool in the engine and give a wet start) or accidentally, shoot a large flame from the tail of the aircraft. In McCain's case, the 'wet-start' 'cooked off' and launched the M34 Zuni rocket from the rear F-4 that punctured the Skyhawk's fuel tank, knocked the M-65 1000 lb. bomb off it's 500 lb. rated mount, and touched off the explosions and massive fire.
The F-4 pilot was reportedly killed in the conflagration, along with 167 of his fellow Forrestal shipmates (including those who died later from wounds suffered).
What a turd.
information. Without sourcing, it becomes just another story without proof to be
dismissed. What is your source?
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I'm a retired AF officer and I know McCain's reputation in the military is solid. We won't find any serious skeletons there. We should just concentrate on the fact that he isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, and maybe he never was.
the USS Forrestal after the tragic accident which left many dead and wounded.
Perhaps the long-awaited release of the McCain military records would clear
up any confusion. If not released-why not? The same rational exists for his
full medical records. These records ( military and medical ) have been
released by previous candidates, but not John McCain. Why not? What is he
hiding? If nothing is being hidden then why not release the records?
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McCain III was awarded “medals for valor” equal to nearly a medal-and-a-half for each
hour he spent in combat
For 23 combat missions (an estimated 20 hours over enemy territory), the U.S. Navy awarded
McCain III, the son of famous admirals, a Silver Star, a Legion of Merit for Valor, a Distinguished
Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars, two Commendation medals plus two Purple Hearts and a
dozen service medals.
“McCain had roughly 20 hours in combat,” explains Bill Bell, a veteran of Vietnam and former
chief of the U.S. Office for POW/MIA Affairs -- the first official U.S. representative in Vietnam
since the 1973 fall of Saigon.
“Since McCain got 28 medals,” Bell continued, “that equals to about a medal-and-a-half for
each hour he spent in combat. There were infantry guys -- grunts on the ground -- who had more
than 7,000 hours in combat and I can tell you that there were times and situations where I’m sure
a prison cell would have looked pretty good to them by comparison. The question really is how
many guys got that number of medals for not being shot down.”
Do some research
You obviously did not read the article from the vietnam vets against McCriminal. The comment was all the medals for 20 hours flying and comparing them to people who served on the ground in battle for years. At least read the link before you condemn it. In the end you are entitled to your opinion and I to mine.John Mccain is a charlatan.
So degraded has the military command become, that the "officers" are glad to do it.