John Mc Cain

Pocaide · 26-08-2018 01:51AM #1

Sad news from the US of Senator John McCain's passing.

RIP

Agent Smith · 26-08-2018 01:53AM

Pocaide wrote: »

Sad news from the US of Senator John McCain's passing.

RIP

Didn't agree with everything he said, But He Stood up for what he believed to be right for all Americans.

His Defense of Obama's Family, Religion and citizenship is what i'll remember of him. He was a true maverick. Where he could have stoked up fears and Rallied up hate he took the high road.

RIP John McCain.

thebull85 · 26-08-2018 01:55AM

He went fairly quick after they stopped his treatment. RIP

Yer Da sells Avon · 26-08-2018 01:56AM

His mother, believe it or not, is still alive at 106.

Pocaide · 26-08-2018 02:01AM

Wow,that i a surprising fact.

Yer Da sells Avon · 26-08-2018 02:03AM

It goes without saying that no 106-year-old should ever have to bury their elderly son.

Donald Trump · 26-08-2018 02:10AM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

It goes without saying that no 106-year-old should ever have to bury their elderly son.

If you make it to 106 you can expect to have buried everyone

123balltv · 26-08-2018 02:10AM

A decent man RIP John Mccain

JohnFalstaff · 26-08-2018 02:12AM

RIP. McCain had many admirable qualities and served his country with much distinction and bravery.

But his political legacy will be forever tainted by bringing Sarah Palin on board when he ran for the Presidency. He opened the door to the s***storm we've been enduring in US politics since.

alan partridge aha · 26-08-2018 02:13AM

Great man should have backed Sir Donald though.

Your Face · 26-08-2018 02:15AM

He made great chips.

Sal Butamol · 26-08-2018 02:24AM

He was a warmonger.

He pushed hard for war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. He supported the arming of extremists so long as it facilitated the goals of the U.S.

He supported military intervention across Africa.

He wanted to bomb Iran and laughed and joked about it.

He backed the war in Bosnia and Kosovo, and supports arming groups with links to Bin Laden

He wanted more intervention in Ukraine, including arming Neo-Nazis that were anti-Russian

He regularly advocated confrontational policies against Russia that were nothing short of lunacy.

He wanted Trump to bomb North Korea

He also wanted confrontational approaches with China.

The man constantly pushed for war and arming dangerous groups worldwide.

His passing is no loss.

Pocaide · 26-08-2018 02:26AM

Really ??

sydthebeat · 26-08-2018 02:27AM

His passing is a huge loss... He was a man of proactive action.... Not a by Stander....

The world is a safer place because of him, but this won't be recognised until long after he's gone.

alan partridge aha · 26-08-2018 02:28AM

sydthebeat wrote: »

His passing is a huge loss... He was a man of proactive action.... Not a by Stander....

The world is a safer place because of him, but this won't be recognised until long after he's gone.

Not according to Sal Butamol

Westernyelp · 26-08-2018 02:31AM

It's a pretty sad State of affairs when McCain looks like a Moderate. Rip

rossie1977 · 26-08-2018 02:34AM

Westernyelp wrote: »

It's a pretty sad State of affairs when McCain looks like a Moderate. Rip

It's incredible how far to the right the Republicans has shifted in a decade.

Rjd2 · 26-08-2018 02:34AM

Sad to see him go, but in the upcoming eulogies I hope people don't try to re write history regarding him as ultimately he was one of the biggest war mongers about and when you look at the neo-cons about, that's some achievement.

The fact he took on Trump should not mean he should get a reprieve for that no matter how awful Trump is.

Anyhow R.I.P

Arghus · 26-08-2018 02:37AM

Seemed like a man of principle. I don't know if I would agree with his principles, but at least he had genuine beliefs, which is a step above the opportunistic impulsive clown currently in The White House.

Some of Trump's comments about him being a coward and a surrenderer were beneath contempt. What McCain went through as a POW was beyond belief and for that draft dodger to talk like that about him was a total disgrace.

ClanofLams · 26-08-2018 02:39AM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

He was a warmonger.

He pushed hard for war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. He supported the arming of extremists so long as it facilitated the goals of the U.S.

He supported military intervention across Africa.

He wanted to bomb Iran and laughed and joked about it.

He backed the war in Bosnia and Kosovo, and supports arming groups with links to Bin Laden

He wanted more intervention in Ukraine, including arming Neo-Nazis that were anti-Russian

He regularly advocated confrontational policies against Russia that were nothing short of lunacy.

He wanted Trump to bomb North Korea

He also wanted confrontational approaches with China.

The man constantly pushed for war and arming dangerous groups worldwide.

His passing is no loss.

The above isn’t accurate but even if it were, the man has a wife, kids, grandkids,etc - his passing is certainly a loss to them.

Have a little decency.

alan partridge aha · 26-08-2018 02:40AM

McCain a great man, America financially doing brilliant under Sir Donald

sydthebeat · 26-08-2018 02:44AM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Not according to Sal Butamol

A cursory read of his time leading up to and during hao lo would inform people better, and make a compete mockery of the Donald's insults.

Ignorance is the gift for those who those who refuse....

Pa8301 · 26-08-2018 02:47AM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

McCain a great man, America financially doing brilliant under Sir Donald

Thank f*ck for Obama right. Leaving the economy in such a state that even Donald couldn't f*uck it up in his first two years.

alan partridge aha · 26-08-2018 02:51AM

Pa8301 wrote: »

Thank f*ck for Obama right. Leaving the economy in such a state that even Donald couldn't f*uck it up in his first two years.

Whatever

26-08-2018 02:54AM

Arghus wrote: »

Seemed like a man of principle. I don't know if I would agree with his principles, but at least he had genuine beliefs, which is a step above the opportunistic impulsive clown currently in The White House.

Some of Trump's comments about him being a coward and a surrenderer were beneath contempt. What McCain went through as a POW was beyond belief and for that draft dodger to talk like that about him was a total disgrace.

Such an American mindset, I've no idea how it creeped into Ireland. You're saying McCain was good because he was killing Vietnamese people, and Trump is bad because he didn't?

The only Vietnam vet I respect comes back here for months every year practicing medicine for free. He has an enormous amount of guilt about what happened here and continually tries to help the country. McCain et al? "Lets' bomb more countries."

Pa8301 · 26-08-2018 02:54AM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Whatever

Great response. We'll see how the US economy is going in a year's time when Trump's trade war really takes hold.

NIMAN · 26-08-2018 02:56AM

ClanofLams wrote: »

The above isn’t accurate but even if it were, the man has a wife, kids, grandkids,etc - his passing is certainly a loss to them.

Have a little decency.

I don't think they'll see anything on Boards.

Irish Praetorian · 26-08-2018 03:01AM

Sal Butamol wrote: »

He was a warmonger.

He pushed hard for war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. He supported the arming of extremists so long as it facilitated the goals of the U.S.

He supported military intervention across Africa.

He wanted to bomb Iran and laughed and joked about it.

He backed the war in Bosnia and Kosovo, and supports arming groups with links to Bin Laden

He wanted more intervention in Ukraine, including arming Neo-Nazis that were anti-Russian

He regularly advocated confrontational policies against Russia that were nothing short of lunacy.

He wanted Trump to bomb North Korea

He also wanted confrontational approaches with China.

The man constantly pushed for war and arming dangerous groups worldwide.

His passing is no loss.

I'm not going to deal with all of these given the time but just a few;

Afghanistan - toppling an Islamist regime that harboured the most deadly terrorists of all time, so terrible.

Libya - why couldn't we have just stood back and let the violence unfold, I mean that worked in Syria right?

Bosnia and Kosovo - so intervening to stop a genocide was a bad thing, got it.

Ukraine - yes those famous Ukrainian neo-nazi who are so strong they didn't manage to get into parliament in the last election.

You want to make complaints about a man's policy fine; you might want to do more than just regurgitating the usual 'USA bad' tropes.

alan partridge aha · 26-08-2018 03:02AM

Pa8301 wrote: »

Great response. We'll see how the US economy is going in a year's time when Trump's trade war really takes hold.

Absolutely we will see and his possible 're election in 2020.

Pa8301 · 26-08-2018 03:08AM

alan partridge aha wrote: »

Absolutely we will see and his possible 're election in 2020.

Anything is possible alright.

deco nate · 26-08-2018 03:10AM

Irish Praetorian wrote: »

I'm not going to deal with all of these given the time but just a few;

Afghanistan - toppling an Islamist regime that harboured the most deadly terrorists of all time, so terrible.

Libya - why couldn't we have just stood back and let the violence unfold, I mean that worked in Syria right?

Bosnia and Kosovo - so intervening to stop a genocide was a bad thing, got it.

Ukraine - yes those famous Ukrainian neo-nazi who are so strong they didn't manage to get into parliament in the last election.

You want to make complaints about a man's policy fine; you might want to do more than just regurgitating the usual 'USA bad' tropes.

Emm, hearts and Minds works best.
Tell me how it worked out for the US after they bankrolled a certain group?
Some crazy talk on here.
War is good for one thing.
Profit for your backers.
And fook the people.

John Mc Cain

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