Democratic Underground - Here's one for you, from Philip N. Butler, Cmdr, USN (Retired)

Check out his bio in the upper right corner. He's also Treasurer of the Monterey, CA chapter of Veterans For Peace
http://vhenry.home.igc.org/vfp/

Why I Will Not Vote For John McCain
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,164859,00.html

(snip)
People often ask if I was a Prisoner of War with John McCain. My answer is always "No - John McCain was a POW with me." The reason is I was there for 8 years and John got there 2 ½ years later, so he was a POW for 5 ½ years. And we have our own seniority system, based on time as a POW.
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I ... believe that having been a POW is no special qualification for being President of the United States. The two jobs are not the same, and POW experience is not, in my opinion, something I would look for in a presidential candidate.

Most of us who survived that experience are now in our late 60's and 70's. Sadly, we have died and are dying off at a greater rate than our non-POW contemporaries. We experienced injuries and malnutrition that are coming home to roost. So I believe John's age (73) and survival expectation are not good for being elected to serve as our President for 4 or more years.

I can verify that John has an infamous reputation for being a hot head. He has a quick and explosive temper that many have experienced first hand. Folks, quite honestly that is not the finger I want next to that red button.
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There's a helluva lot more at the link. Read it and spread it around. Needless to say, Butler's sentiments do not exactly endear him to his former fellow POWs in Hanoi, much less the chickenhawk pissants and pretenders who respond in the military-dot-com forum.

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