Letters to the Editor
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-- has_te
Well, he was ONLY a frikkin' flyboy...high above the fray, as it were*.......
You're wrong. North Vietnam, contrary to what you have written, had a world class anti-aircraft defense system and those pilots who flew missions over Vietnam had to have courage to do it.
There's no reason to minimize the danger McCain was in while flying over NV, or even when flying off an aircraft carrier. Having been in danger, however, does not automatically bestow upon someone, any expertise other than to be able to handle danger.
If we have to "swiftboat John McCain", and minimize or lie about his service for "our" candidate to win, perhaps "our" candidate won't win anything worthwhile. There are enough things that McCain is either in favor of or responsible for which work against his candidacy, we don't need to tarnish his military service. He served honorably.