The McCain Doctrines

Whatever their disagreements on policy, United States senators, even in today's hyperpolitical climate, are reluctant to impugn one another's motives or integrity.

There is a feeling among some of McCain's fellow veterans [in the Senate] that his break with them on Iraq can be traced, at least partly, to his markedly different experience in Vietnam.... McCain did not share the disillusioning and morally jarring experiences... that some wars simply can't be won on the battlefield, no matter how long you fight them, no matter how many soldiers you send there to die. Full Story »

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Pam Rasmussen
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by Pam Rasmussen - Oct. 1, 2008

This analysis finally asks the questions I've been asking: How someone who was a POW and thus experienced the worst consequences of war firsthand could support another endless conflict in Iraq. I don't agree with McCain's take on things, but now I understand a little better how he justifies them to himself.

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