McCain's no 'Warmonger'...even his own son is at risk.

Yes it's true, John McCain's son is in Iraq as we speak.  His own son's life is in peril, yet he still believes that American troops can finish what we so unintelligently started.  

That does not make him a 'warmonger', as Senator Obama supporters have recently called him. It makes him an honorable man--someone who finishes what is started, whether for the right reasons or for the wrong ones, that my friends is no longer the issue and realistically hasn't been since we set foot in Iraq.  It makes him an honorable man because not only does he believe in a stable Iraq, but he believes that the good reputation of America can be restored.  Not by quitting; plugging our ears with our white iPod headphones, turning our backs on a horrible mess of our own creation, signaling 'Peace-Out' and hoping that it all works itself out in time while we go about our privileged lives, but by providing support and keeping our promises.  

Yes, American soldier's lives are precious and should not be put in harms way unnecessarily, but THAT decision was made many years ago by pretty much the worst president we've ever had.  John McCain's choice to stay in Iraq does NOT mean that he deserves the entirety of the blame for the decision to go into Iraq in the first place.  We the people as a collective whole need to take responsibility for that one.  Why?  Because this is a democracy, thank God, and in a democracy the people control the government, NOT the other way around...and obviously some Americans voted for he-who-shall-not-be-named, or he wouldn't have set foot near the White House to begin with.

Another sign of an honorable man?  Taking the flack like a champ, and never once mentioning that his very own son is over in the Middle East, missing his father's campaign for president, never knowing of his victories, simply so you and I can sleep soundly tonight in our beds, comforted by the thought that someone with a big gun and a few hundred tanks is making sure that the bad guys don't win.  Sure, he could shut a few people up by telling them how his son doesn't hear about his victories because he's busy patrolling Anbar or digging military vehicles out the mud--but that would make him a chump, not a champ.

If his own flesh and blood is at risk, and the man wants to stay instead of look out for his own interests (bringing his son home), then he must really believe.  And if he really believes, there's no one else I'd rather trust.

To read the whole article: McCain Remains Silent on Son's Service