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John McCain- Defense
Senator John Sidney McCain III is a Republican Representative and Senator from Panama Canal Zone, Arizona. Born on August 29, 1936, McCain attended schools in Alexandria, Va., attended the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College. In 1973 he went to Washington, D.C. and became a pilot for the United States Navy between 1958-1981. (1)http://www.johnmccain.com
With this impressive background, he unfortunately became a prisoner of war in Vietnam from 1967-1973, ,according to the Washington Post. For his perseverance and bravery he received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987. Elected to the United States Senate in 1986 he was then reelected in 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011. The chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress; One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], One Hundred Eighth Congress); he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000.
McCain believes that 'a greater military commitment now is necessary if we are to achieve long-term success in Iraq.' He believes that more troops will result in crucial economic and political development in the country, so he believes in not only keeping our soldiers overseas, but increasing their numbers. ‘Iraqi and American forces must not only use force to clear areas occupied by insurgents but to stay and hold these areas to deny them as a base for insurgent forces and allow economic and political development to occur in a secure environment.’ He’s explaining what he is willing to do once in power. He will increase the number of American soldiers to create foreign developments, while many people want their soldiers back home.
(3) http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public
John McCain knows what he is doing when the topic is warfare because of his experience as a pilot and as a POW. His representatives say that ’during more than five years as a POW in Vietnam, John McCain experienced the worst assaults on human dignity imaginable. … It is this experience, and a life dedicated to public service, that has imbued in John McCain a fundamental commitment to the protection of human dignity that will shape his presidency.’ Because McCain used to be a POW, it has led him to be unrelenting and firm in the belief that our forces must stay overseas and improve foreign situations.
In his opinion, John McCain always believed that our border must be secure. He believes ‘that the federal government has utterly failed in its responsibility to ensure that it is secure.’ This says that McCain is not currently satisfied with the way our government is working and he adds to that by saying that 'I will restore the trust Americans should have in the basic competency of their government.' He's assuming that Americans do not like the way their government is going right now and that people think their government is ‘incompetent‘. His actions are bold and his history makes him look like he knows what he's dealing with, but his efforts amount to nothing if the people will not agree with him on his statements.
Senator McCain uses fear and the element of the unknown to scare people into believing that we are on the verge of worldwide wars. ‘The global war on terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, threats from rogue states like Iran and North Korea, and the rise of potential strategic competitors like China and Russia mean that America requires a larger and more capable military to protect our country's vital interests and deter challenges to our security.’ A challenge for an army as large as the U.S.’s doesn’t seem that daunting. However, McCain’s experience by being in a war has turned him into a person that wants to defeat the enemy at all costs and terrify his people when he could simply win a war and let the opposing nation rebuild while simultaneously telling his country the threat is over.
As President, John McCain will strengthen the military, reform immigration laws, shore up our alliances, and ensure that the nation is capable of protecting the homeland, deterring potential military challenges, responding to any crisis that endangers American security, and prevailing in any conflict we are forced to fight. 'John McCain has been a tireless advocate of our military and ensuring that our forces are properly postured, funded, and ready to meet the nation's obligations both at home and abroad. He has fought to modernize our forces, to ensure that America maintains and expands its technological edge against any potential adversary, and to see that our forces are capable and ready to undertake the variety of missions necessary to meet national security objectives.’ Yet he says that September 11 was a representation of a failure of intelligence. Although this is one aspect of it, many Americans are not comfortable with talking about the event. So bringing up this topic proves his point about lack of security, but he loses popularity.
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