Maybe that exlains why Ron Paul receives the most donations from our military than the other candidates combined. Grab a clue, our troops want to come home!!

I am no Mccain supporter but exactly where does Hillary get her experience from. BEING FIRST LADY, GUCKING SNIPER FIRE, HERE 7 YEARS OF BEING IN THE SENATE, OR MAYBE JUST MAYBE BECUASE SHE SAY IT'S SO. Like I said before I am no MCcain supporter but he has more experience and real experience coming out the wazoo. But at this time in our country we need a new vision a fresh face, a way out of Iraq, to talk with our enemies and see if we can find a common ground. It's time to walk softly and talk smartly and give our big stick a break. We have our military if we need them but we need to change our tactics. Yes we are taking a chance on Barak H Obama but we need to try something new. And we all know he has more brains then George W Bush, A better and fresher outlook on the world the John S MCcain, More integrity the then Hillary R Clinton,

(OBAMA / anyone) but Hillary or MCcain 06

Jermaine, I find it hard to believe you are an officer in the Army. Don't officers have to have some command of the English language? Also, if you really are in the Army (officer or enlisted) you should be ashamed of yourself for trivializng Senator McCain's time in a POW camp. No member of the military would ever say another member "conveniently" spent 5 years in a POW camp. If you are in the Army, please think about separating–they need men of honor.

I'm a republican voter and a USMC Vietnam Veteran. Anyone who thinks John McCain is "just" a POW, has obviously been locked in a cave over the last 30+ years. He has, as Bill Clinton said , "given almost all of what he could, to our country".

I will vote for Obama this year, because I think he can really bring us together. I'm not afraid of his policies because I have enough faith in our system to know he can't live on an island.

I thought the press and the journalists are unbiased and their duty is to present facts. But all they can do is coming out with negative comments or emphazising on them only on Hillary. Are they scared if they say something negative on Obama it will see as a racial comment? Then we cannot do the right thing, right and wrong has no colour barriers. If I take my children to the church & make them listen to hatred comments over and over I do not think I would have used my sound judgement . I would be worried what type of angry feelings that would instill on my kids minds. But do not voice it , it is a racial comment… What kind of future are we looking for??

I don't agree with McCain, but unfortunatly he is all I have to vote for if Clinton does not get the nomination. I would write in Satin before voting for Obama.

Since hillary is losing to Obama and can't beat him, she now has her attack dogs going after McCain .Another desperate attempt by the clintons to use smoke, mirrors and lies to obscure the truth .
JJinNY

An Obama win is by no means a foregone conclusion, JJ, and she and General Clarke are targeting, rightly I might add, the real opponent of the Democratic Party. If your lust for an Obama nomination out ways his ability to win a general election then you doom this whole nation to a third Bush term.

AJ… Shame on you… I'm a vet… yet I'm paying for my school… why? because the GI Bill is not enough… just like Gen. Clark, Webb and Hagel, the proposal it's to have the GI Bill WWII vet had the benefit to have. If the GI Bill would pay for full tuition, books, and dorm, I would be able to concentrate in my studies, but I guess giving our lives, and sacrifices it's not enough? Our vets deserve better… and it's time for John McCain to step up…

A statement bty the State Department states and I will quote under 7 fam 1116.1-4 (c) Not included in the meaning of the United States.
"Despite widespread popular belief, U.S. military installations and U.S. diplomatic or consular facilities are not part of the United States within the meaning of the 14th Amendmengt. A child born on the premise of such a facility is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and does not aquire U.S. Citizenship by reason of birth.
7 Fam 1116.2-1 Subject at Birth to U.S. States Law (a) Simply stated "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States means subject to the laws of the United States.
As in previous blog if you read the treaty signed by the USA and Panama you will find that Panama did not give any land to the YSA. It only let the USA use the land like Germany and Japan lets the USA use their land for military bases.

I think you said… A Clinton Backer… So???? I didn't know John McCain was a democrat..

every time one of the campaign surrogates belittle mccains military record, they look ridiculous. you have to admire mccain for his dedicated service to america. you can argue policy differences, but this is just petty.

My sister-in-law is a lobbyist for the veteran’s administration. Her father was a diplomat that worked for Admiral McCain, John McCain's father and she has known John for many years. But unfortunately over the past 20 years or so McCain has consistently rejected her requests for help with benefits for veterans. It's hard to understand why but one thing that is important about McCain’s military experience is that it did not cause him to question the need to go to war in Iraq. McCain is constantly reminding us of his military experience however it did not stop him from helping Bush charge into the dumbest war in U.S. history.

After helping Bush create this mess he now wants to tell us how to fix it. Thanks but no thanks…

I love when one old rich guy accusses another old rich guy of not understanding how tough it is for poor people.

Gee, correct me if I am wrong but didn't both Kerry and Clark tout the military leadership when they were running.

Typical know nothing idiots!

They are right about McCain's failure to support vets. Just recently when there was the original proposal for the stimulus package, vets weren't included and John McCain didn't lift one finger to get them included and many vets expressed their angry for him at that time. John McCain stands in for himself only and nobody else. I find him to be very insensitive to the American peoples needs and he is too old to have any vision of the future.

I'am an employee of Boeing. Why is it that in the news papers and all over United States since Boeing lost the Tanker bid that McCain is receiving donations from executives of eads. As a republican and Viet Nam Vet I cannot support him knowing that a foreign country is building a tanker and are experienced work force is not. A investigaion should be done on McCain.

The actual place you are born doesn't matter as much as whether you were born to American parents. You can be born outside the U.S. and still be born a U.S. citizen, which I'm quite certain is the case for McCain. Saying he's not able to be president on that pathetic technacality is rather weak.

AJ, how is continuing a completely unnecessary war patriotic? Not to mention the problems the current veterans are having getting their benefits and health care services. It is amazing to me that anyone could consider anyone involved in MCains' campaign a patriot. Patriot does not mean hawk. This McCain will have us in the middle east for no apparent reason, for an unlimited amount of time. Not patriotic behavior. Have you even considered the cost that will never conceivably be paid?

Here is the other part to my comment: America wont wake up until there is another 911 or worst. Think about who is the best for us ,not the smoothest taker and dreamer. This is a serious thing. We are not electing a canidate for American Idol or a popularity contest.America wake up before its to late.

The Clintons remaind me of that movie played by Arnold Shwartzeneger, " True Lies" I hope I spelled the last name right. Anyway its just another lie, what the heck

I spent 23 years in the Army. During those years, whenever there was a Republican in the White House, we got great annual cost of living raises, but, I always felt like our lives were just 'currency' to further the gains of big business.

George Bush is killing Americas young men for oil!!!

Wow! If Gen. Clark thinks he can convince any intelligent voter, that McCain doesn't support the veterans, I want to know what Wesley is smoking or drinking. Maybe it's just a "senior," moment. This is hardley one of McCain's weaknesses.

Good Luck Gen Clark,

I'm sick of McCain squeezing the POW card and his self righteous attitude. He's an evil little man with a temper who should never be commander- in -chief. Let's see his tax returns and medical records, especially the mental evaluations.

To Richard Rodiguez Rivera

His dad was in the military and he was born on a military base.

That is a non-Issue.

Another disgusting hit job by the left

Heroes like Kerry and Clark are what democrats want leading all of America's Armed Forces. And terrorists around the world are cheering them on.., God help us.

where are her tax returns??

loser please

Modaonna backed this dude !!!

Wesley Clark is a paper pushing politician that wants to be something. he screwed up Bosnia, he loves the clintons. He wants the Sec of State job and will say anything to get it

Since hillary is losing to Obama and can't beat him, she now has her attack dogs going after McCain .Another desperate attempt by the clintons to use smoke, mirrors and lies to obscure the truth .

Richard Rodriguez Rivera, it has been to court at least twice that I know of, that being born to a Military Service member while overseas qualifies you as being a native Born Citicen. Also he was born on a US Military Installations in Panama. That is concidered US Soil. This is a no Brainer. No precident will be set because nothing is in question.

Dear Mr. Rivera, please go back to school.

The Constitution says the President must be a 'Natural-Born Citizen'. When John McCain was born on a U.S. military base to American parents, he was automatically and instantly a natural-born citizen of the USA.

Go John McCain!

Maybe the old guy had another 'senior moment' and forgot how he feels about the veterans…Or maybe he's just another politician hedging his bets and waiting for the right moment…Who knows and who cares…He is so not going to get the White House anyway.

He's right on…

GO HILLARY

When I was going to school, I was taught that to be able to be President of the USA, the first and foremost requisite, is to be BORN in the USA, so clearly and undoubtedly stipulated in the USA Constitution, if that has at any time changed during de course of more that 200 years of its instauration, surely I have missed it, but I don't think so. Further I have no idea as to why the media, that follows and investigates even what brand undies candidates buy and ware, they haven't touch this. Mind you I have a heck of a lot of respect for Mr. McCain, for his service and sacrifice to the Greatest Nation in the World, but no one is above of what is written in this "holy grail" that governs all of the future acts of its people, it is sort of the biblical ten commandments. n'est pas?

Jeez CHERYL. Could you be less obvious? You need to do some fact checking. Your precious Hillary has been lying for months, and she keeps getting caught. And let's not even get into the Clinton scandals. And as far as polls, statistics lie. Let's look at numbers. Obama leads. Period!

To fred—-Hillary is already running as an independent.
Obama08

I don't know much of what is written on the US Costitution, but I believe that if McCain is ever elected President, a big precedent then will be established in the US politics. He would become the very first president not born in the United States of America, for he was born in the Ismus of Panama, and surely that is not by far anywhere of the United States of America. I would very much like to hear the arguments on this excerpt of the Constitution. Does anyone know? please, enlighten me and the whole of the US born citizens, I believe they would like to know as well.

Jermaine, yours is one of the silliest statements I've read on these bogs yet, and that says a lot! McCain "conveniently" spent 5 years in a POW camp? Give me a break…you make it sound like he was sitting by the pool getting his nails buffed. The torture he endured in those 5 years has left him permanently disabled. He was offered early release by the Vietnamese when they learned who his father was but he refused unless all the other men in the camp were released too. You say he's not a "real veteran"? Give me a break. He was released at th end of the war along with dozens of other POW's. I have to wonder if you are truly a republican. When I hear people claiming to be republicans slamming McCain on his miltary service it boggles my mind

And read up on McCain's time in the Senate and you'll find he's sponsored quite a bit of legislation and is the only one of the three main candidates that has a reputation for being bipartisan. How many bills have Clinton or Obama sponsored with republicans?

John McCain returned from Vietnam, left his wife for Cindy the beer queen, and hasn't a clue about survival as an average person. Clearly, John McCain would be a dangerous man to have as president. There are several Vietnam Veteran groups with addresses on the web that are against him. He doesn't try to hide the fact that he wants to increase the war, enlist 100,000 more into the service, and increase free trade. The American people need to join together with whoever the democratic nominee is to defeat him. If we don't it will be goodbye to what decent manufacturing jobs are left here and goodbye to our young men and women.

Hillary Clinton is lucky to have Gen. Clark as one of her supporters. I think he would make a wonderful Secretary of Defense. He has strengths in diplomacy because of his work in Bosnia. He is a great man and thank you Gen. Clark for your support or our candidate, Hillary Clinton. She is ready to be president and we support her effort 100%.

Let's understand this. A liar about his war exploits and a general that NATO tossed as incompetent. Good combination.

McCain inept?!! What a uninformed and biased thing to say. John McCain's record, and especially his record of not supporting half-baked or bloated legislation is exactly the kind of thinking we need in the White House.

Your devotion to Mr. Obama is a is a devotion to smoke, mirrors, rhetoric and hope for good things from the unknown.

Clark can barely call himself a soldier.

"he sconviniently spend 5 years in a Vietnam POW camp and was release at the end of the WAR, hmmmm, does that sound like someone who cares."

wow. what an ignorant statement and by comeone in the Army, no less…do you think it was conveniet for him to be tortured and held against your will for 5 years? are you really so stupid to think that he somehow orchestrated it.

some of you are unbelievable and wouldn't last 2 hours in a POW camp. Yes, it shouldn't be the total focus, but wow, just wow.

Many of you really should quit buying into all the media and political hype. Do you also believe everything the door to door vacuum salesman tells you? How about that used car salesman? This guy Clark is just doing what every other political backer and candidate does.. the truth is most Americans have no idea what is even on this bill or why McCain is not backing it, and yet you are willing to throw him under the bus for it simply on the words of a man most of you don't even know. McCain certainly backs the US military and the Vets and has done more for them than Clinton or Obama could ever dream of. Please do this country a huge favor and at least do your own research before making a voting decision based on what the 'salesmen' for the candidates tell you.

You geniuses no nothing about the bill you think that McCain should sign, he simply wants a few things added to it an some others modified, it is not a perfect bill. Still a work in progress.

For some of you to equate the 3 months of service that John Kerry put in while getting three scatches and running back home as soon as he could to John McCain who REFUSED to leave his brothers that went to war with him even though the enemy OFFERED him the chance is a JOKE.

John Kerry joined the Naval reserves as he THOUGHT that they would NEVER be called up.

You want to talk about supporting the troops John "Ghengis Khan" Kerry or paper pushing Wesley Clark, are you serious?

Kerry went BACK AFTER and re-enacted the jungle scenes (look it up it's true) and that is a political opportunist BIGTIME.

Too hear anyone bash a fellow veteran like McCain on his honor and commitment to the service and the servicemen and WOMEN currently serving is gutless political strategy.

Keep it up though "Wesley" and "Liveshot", it will further impress people about McCain when his story is told and compared to both of YOUR SERVICE records.

Yeah, I also proudly VOLUNTEERED and SERVED HONORABLY, got a problem with that (probably do if I tried to speak at a college campus).

McCain is sort of like Obama; simply NOT QUALIFIED to be our PRESIDENT!

I have respect and empathy for our military and their families (my husband served as a Marine in the first Gulf War). However, when he left the service, it was up to him to support himself. Yes, he got an excellent GI package (which allowed him to get his engineering degree). However, he should not be "entitled" to all these other benefits that today's vet seems to demand. Soldiers are compensated for their service.(And yes, I think they are paid enough–most of them only have a high school diploma which whould qualify them for a minimum wage job in the "real world"). They are not owed anything else.

HILLARY LEADS IN THE POLLS!!!!!!!

PEOPLE KNOW SHE CAN WIN!!!!!!

REPUBLICANS FEAR HER!!!!!!

VOTE CLINTON!!!!!!!!

McCain has been in congress for over 30years, while Vietnam Vets are homeless and suffering the real pain of being a Veteran. He wants to STRUT A VIDEO of himself as a POW! (There were many POW's) they were not all fly-boys either! (TALK ABOUT BEING STUCK ON YOURSELF) PaPaw McBUSH is! GO Hillary!

Does anyone else have a problem with McCain talking about his life experiences directly from a teleprompter? No an outline of things to say, a teleprompter. These arent policy speeches, they are personal speeches. If he cant even remember his personal experiences, how can he remember everything he needs to be president?

THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO SAY IS:

THE REPUBLICANS WILL BRING OUT ALL OF OBAMA'S SCANDAL IF HE IS MADE THE NOMINEE!!!!

IF YOU ARE TRULY DEMOCRATIC AND WANT TO WIN IN NOVEMBER! YOU NEED TO VOTE FOR HILLARY!!!!!

OBAMA RUINED IT ALL BY HIMSELF! BY LYING AND BAD JUDGMENT!

HE IS NOT ELECTABLE!!

SENATOR CLINTON IS ELECTABLE!!!!!!!

THE GOP HAVE NOTHING ON HER EXCEPT BILL HAD AN AFFAIR!!!!

THAT IS OLD NEWS!!!!!!

DO THE RIGHT THING PEOPLE VOTE FOR A WINNER!!!!!

SENATOR CLINTON 2009!!!!!!!!!!!

Clark is a loser, why should anyone believe him.

anyone BUT Obama, don't trust smooth talkers

'a young Iraq and Afghanistan vet “thinks John McCain ought to stand in his shoes to know how difficult it is to be a vet and have to pay staggering education costs. THIS is your call to arms. …”'

I'm all for supporting the troops, but come on! Higher education is a privilege - not a right - whether you served in the armed forces or not. And for this young gentlemen to have the fortitude to make a comment about McCain standing in his shoes is ridiculous. Get an understanding of what this man went through before putting your foot in your mouth.

Clark Schmark! He was fired by the sitting president for failing to follow orders which means he does his own thing no matter what his boss tells him. John McCain obeyed the military codes and suffered greatly for years. Who is Schmark to tell John McCain anything? Besides, Schmark knows full well that McCain has publicly stated he is considering his support to the new GI bill. More Clintonian spinning –makes the head spin, all the lies.

Hillary should run as an independant if Obama wins the nomination!!

How come you won't show this CNN?????

GO Hillary!!

GOOD BYE OBAMA!!

General Clark knows all about failing veterans. He's had firsthand experience.

Wow, have any of you read the bill? Have you talked to Senators Webb or Hagel? Basically, you're condeming John McCain on the word of a Hillary supporter. He may not support it because he feels it doesn't go far enough in securing benefits for vets. He may not support it because of pork projects attached. And for a retired General to have the audacity to try and speak for veterans, when his pension is more than I or any other enlisted member is getting paid on active duty, is just absurd.

What is the bill?? Love the way ya'll can say he doesn't support the vets when this article mentions nothing about what the bill is, believe everything you read against someone you don't like, idiots!

Oh, the irony… The Clinton campain claims that serving in the military doesn't provide the experience needed to be President. But we're supposed to believe that being the First Lady for 8 years DOES provide the experience?

I am thankful that I receive my information from sources other than CNN. Otherwise, I would not know that John McCain's overall favorable rating is at its highest since the election season began and much greater than his opponents.

demo crazy - give it up with tax returns! Please!

clark is still pissed off he was fired and has never got over it.

he is about as low down as any person on this earth.

Being a military vet you would think that he would want to do everything that he can to help them - not all military vets are rich or married rich like he did.

Well I do think that Wesley Clark does make a hell of a good point that John McCain will offer the same tactics that Bush has cried on us for the last 7 years. Tax cuts for the wealthy, the war in Iraq that we do not even know who we are fighting anymore, high gas prices, and an economy that sucks right now. McCain has stated that he will keeps the troops in Iraq until victory. Sad thing now is that we do not know what measures victory. First it was Saddam, he's dead, first it was terrorism, now we are fighting street mobs and gangs, first it was free elections, so now what. The longer the republicans are in power the longer this economy will continue to go into shambles and gas will get higher. But americans will vote for him just cause he is a Republican—-and then cry about it later—on he has to go, why is gas still high, our troops need to come home…yadda….yadda….yadda.

Seriously if America is really tired of this war and the way things are then you have got to put Obama or Hillary in office, I prefer Obama cause Hillary helped start this war as Obama stated he was against this from the get go and Clinton's judgement was wrong cause she was tryign to fit in and get along.

McCain will lead us to hell, but you have under educated people who will follow him and then realize that—-fire does burn…..

A Clinton supporter says this. Yea, I really believe them. Let's say, HYPOTHETICALLY, they are telling the TRUTH, what else is in the bill that John MCCain does not agree with? I'm sure there is a pattern here, from the Clinton campaign, of not telling the whole story. They, the Clinton campaign misspoke or was sleep deprived when they conveniently forgot to say there was something in the bill that was added that John McCain would not support. I find it hard to believe a veteran/POW would not support a clean, with no add-ons, bill to support veterans. AGAIN, from the CLINTON CAMPAIGN.

Pretending that you have already won, Queen Clinton, will not convince us that you have done so.

Railing McCain on veterans is also a very, very dangerous thing to do.

This is why the left is so ridiculous.

No reasonable person would make declarative statements about the logic and reason of a proposal–without at least reading the darned proposal!!!

Mindless puppets–who literally believe the hyperbole, rhetoric, rumors, and outright lies–while attacking the character of anyone who doesn't believe the same BS–and has the facts in hand to support their stand.

I am no longer a Democrat–independents rule.

I am a Republican, an officer in the US Army, live in Oklahoma and I agree that John Mccain say's one thing and do the next. It is obvious that he is never there for the troops. G.W. said in 2000 that "….John Mccain is no real American Hero". I agree with "W" on this point, nor is Mccain real Veteran, he sconviniently spend 5 years in a Vietnam POW camp and was release at the end of the WAR, hmmmm, does that sound like someone who cares. Hagel, Kerrey and Clark all are more qualified than John Mccain, they know and understand the military. John Mccain couldn't tell you anything about the Army and how it operates, nor even the navy. He can wrap himself around in any amount of American Flags, wear as many caps with "NAVY" embroidery across the top, but that does not mean he cares.
John Mccain has spend 22 years in Congress and yet he has not created any laws, bills etc of substance, now even when the Republicans controlled the CONGRESS Mccain didn't measure up, so how exactly will MCCAIN 22 years in Congress measure up? He supported the WAR, called for staying the course, walk around in the Bagdad markets in full combat gear and snipers for his protection but it was a safe place in the green zone. That will surely be fodder for November. John Mccain will not be President, the same issue he want to use to run on will be the same issues that killed him. The media has given him a free ride, but it will be alll over come labor day this September.

John MCCAIN is not W nor is he REAGAN, Mccain is not presidential, he scream and rant to foreign leaders as he did to that High School kid yesterday in Virginia. As the High School student ask "why are you here?", the next question then is "why is Mccain running?", I hope BOB BARR abd ROSS PEROT sinks his candidacy in October!

thank you, I was beginning to think everyone was blind to Mccain's ineptness! With a daughter in the Nat Guard and a son in the Navy, I only trust Sen Obama with their future.

This is a half-baked scheme that will not add to the value–unless specifically targeted to disabled military veterans.

We have no draft–these folks weren't forced by law to serve their nation. The services already have generous educational benefits they can use while in the service–or after they seperate or retire.

McCain was right–Clark and Clinton are wrong. This is no time to create a new costly entitlement package–when the debt of entitlements spending and military spending–of existing programs is already crushing the tax burden of our great, great grandchildren

Agree

What is McCains side of the story? Maybe he hasn't read the bill yet? Maybe the bill contains policies he disagrees with?

If you think McCain is somehow against our vets, you are staggeringly blinded by your own bias.

Thank you for finally pointing out that military service, while honorable and admirable, does not entail that McCain will know how to handle the military from the White House. No job can give you that kind of experience, though being a General in the military would come close.

Wow, I remember years ago, when I was in the Air Force an email was circulating about Sen. McCain voting against a defense spending bill. This email was sent out by an airman and was all over the internet. If I remember this, others veterans will too. This may very well bite him. He better know that he is not guaranteed the military vote.

This raises the question: Are you willing to support the military only when they are on active duty or after they come back? There are many things that we need to do to support our troops when they are in harms way and when they return.

There has been an on-going struggle as how to support the troops (marines, sailors and soldiers) that are in combat while expressing contempt for the way we went into the conflict. When they come home, there should not be any thought over how we help them move on when they are out of the military. Has there been any attempt to update the GI bill? I believe that Senator Webb has tried to do that. Has Senator McCain signed on to help with that fight… I don't think he has and that is ashame given he has two sons serving in Iraq. How would he propose that his sons be supported if they didn't have a parent with money like their mom? They wouldn't be without the help of the government they served.

May be if they made the term LOBBYIST as A benefactor Mccain might support it,or sent a Hot female to be a representative or sponsor Mccain would support it. This guy kids nobody his main interests are his pesonna his wallet and females[ as most old men dreams]. Bushes agenda is Mccains mission no matter how many Americans lives it costs. Mccain will be SHOT DOWN AGAIN IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION.

A bill co-sponsored by Chuck Hagel and Jim Webb may not be worth supporting. Let's see the bill and see why it doesn't garner McCain's support; my guess is that it's not good enough or just rediculous.

" a young Iraq and Afghanistan vet “thinks John McCain ought to stand in his shoes to know how difficult it is to be a vet and have to pay staggering education costs." " COME ON - MCCAIN, OF ALL PEOPLE, KNOWS THE STAGGERING COST, BE IT EDUCATIONAL OR OTHER!

Hillary should run as an Independant if Obama wins the nomination. She would beat both McCain and Obama in the General Election in November!!!

GO HILLARY!!

Their will be payback for the GOP attacking John Kerry and his military service 4 years ago. This is just the beginning. John Kerry was no less a military hero as John McCain and the GOP attacked him left and right. Now it's their turn. Not that it's right, but what comes around goes around.

If anyone needs help in this country the vets should be the first one. I totally believe they don't get the help they need from the hospitals. I know a vet from the viet nam war who now has to pay for hiw own medicine because the vets hospital refuses to pay for it. Clark is right McCain should have signed that bill for the vets. They fought for this country and deserve better.

ohh the clintons they know people do not wan them t hus they will say and do anything…
they need to go away…

where are her tax returns???

What McCain and Republicans (even Hillary by voting for force, which she knew was a blank check for war) fail to realize is that use of force is not, in and of itself, a demonstration of leadership or create an environment of security - if anything, it is destablizing, so it should always be a choice of last resort, not first. Additionally, Nat'l Security is nothing without a strong domestic economy, energy independence and self-sustainability. These require vision and prudent investments, which the Republicans have NO plans for, whatsoever.

Spending time as a prisoner does not make you a hero or qualify you to lead a country. McCain doesn't support our vets.

"Clinton backer Clark"

That says it all as to why this man is to be ignored. He was a paper-pushing general, a REMF, and if anything is reminiscent of many of the Civil War generals who were good-for-nothing politicians at heart.

This is a bunch of crap. If anyone knows about the hardships of military service, it is John McCain. And for the vet who thinks John McCain ought to stand in his shoes to know how difficult it is to be a vet and have to pay staggering education costs. THIS is your call to arms. …”
What a crock. I am a vet and there is and has been for a long time a program to help pay educational costs. Educational costs are staggering for ALL AMERICANS and just because we chose to join the military does not entitle us to freebies for the rest of our lives. This vet sounds like the type of vet who joined to see how much he could get from the nation, not for the service he could provide. Get over it.
John McCain is an honorable and patriotic man.

I don't understand why McCain thinks that him being a POW in Vietnam makes him qualified to be commander in chief. My dad is a Vietnam vet and my uncle was a POW, and I wouldn't nominate them to be president of anything. He's got to give me a little something more.

Thank you Gen. Clark, McCain has largely been given a free ride by the media. It's good to see someone with enough chutzpah to speak out on the real issues.