Recent remarks made by retired general and former commander of NATO Wesley Clark expressing doubt that Senator John McCain’s military experience in any way prepared him to be president has stirred unexpected controversy:
“I’ve read in a number of sources over the years that John McCain stayed in the Hanoi Hilton for over five years while other members of his squadron had to fly dangerous missions over North Vietnam.” Said 42x. “I bet he was having tea with Jane Fonda and Ho Chi Min while his family was collecting his combat pay.”
“The North Vietnamese had to use the French luxury hotel because they couldn’t afford a proper prison,” said 6itch6, “It must have been humiliating for McCain to be forced to eat croissants and soufflés and drink champagne when he was used to the Academy diet. He probably had to wear a striped shirt and a beret like a French pimp. They were trying to take away his identity.”
“I think being in prison is the best preparation for being president,” said 5ma5. “In the White House he won’t be able to pull down his fly without a congressional hearing, the press watches your every move and you can’t get anything done except start a war. Its practically the same job.”
“So McCain lost the Vietnam war. We’re going to lose Iraq to Iran anyway,” said Ydumpme. “Winning wars is too expensive. McCain knows that if you lose you can go home. If we win like we did against the Germans and the Japanese we have to stay for half a century. There’s just no stomach for that.”
“I think General Clark is nuts,” said NbarN. “If Vietnam invades us again McCain will know just how to handle them.”
Don Arrup
Satire1
