<p>I doubt there are too many career officers who have achieved the rank of 4 star general that haven’t stepped on more than a few toes along the way. Both men behaved heroically when their time came. Neither act of heroism means someone is more or less qualified to be President. Plenty of troops, marines, airmen, and sailors were imprisoned by the enemy and conducted themselves with the utmost courage, jsut as plenty of young men and women have demonstrated gallentry under fire and been awarded citations and medals for their actions. Their courage and devotion to duty speaks for itself.</p>
<p>I think Clark made a mistake making that comment about McCain, just as I think that the fact that Obama didn’t serve in the military is hardly a litmus test for leading a nation out of the economic and international mess we are in now. It’s all politics and I sense the American people have had enough of it. Neither political party is serving the nation well.</p>