(1) McCain really was fighting in uniform for the military of a recognized Power which obeyed the Laws of War, when he was captured. By contrast, the car-bomber was fighting out of uniform for no military of any recognized Power, and he was attempting to commit a war crime when captured.
(2) McCain was treated far worse than we've treated the Guantanamo detainees.
Were those the points you were trying to make, or were you genuinely unaware of these differences?
You dishonor the memory of the Vietnam veterans by comparing them to the Taliban.
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(1) McCain really was fighting in uniform for the military of a recognized Power which obeyed the Laws of War, when he was captured. By contrast, the car-bomber was fighting out of uniform for no military of any recognized Power, and he was attempting to commit a war crime when captured.
(2) McCain was treated far worse than we've treated the Guantanamo detainees.
Were those the points you were trying to make, or were you genuinely unaware of these differences?
You dishonor the memory of the Vietnam veterans by comparing them to the Taliban.