Mccain's Military Service a Shield and Weapon ; Could Be Useful Against Obama
The Washington Times › May 30, 2008
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Facing the charge of carpetbagger in his first congressional campaign, two years after arriving in Arizona, John McCain had the perfect rejoinder: "The place I lived longest in my life was Hanoi."
It was simple, brutally effective and set the groundwork for what Sen. Barack Obama found out last week - Mr. McCain's 22-year military career, and particularly his 5 1/2 years as a North Vietnamese prisoner of war, is a potent political weapon the senator has not been shy about using throughout his career.See the full content of this document
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Mccain's Military Service a Shield and Weapon ; Could Be Useful Against Obama
Mr. McCain deploys it tactically to answer charges, claim moral credibility and occasionally to launch an attack of his own, a trifecta he achieved when Mr. Obama accused him of not showing enough care for veterans' educational needs.
"I take a back seat to no one in my affection, res...See the full content of this document
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