Mccain dies

do with the lack of recruits.

Scottish Man Who would want to join an army that after being in any kind of action is hounded decades later by lawyers, as in the case of Iraq, Northern Ireland and now even Cyprus?

Alan59 Another conflict will come along shortly somewhere in the world and recruitment will soar.

Samuelcoldstream

An independent Scotland would have to introduce conscription as no one would ever volunteer to join a diddy toytown Scottish army.

Gregor Macgregor

Since more than half the American senator John Mccain has died at the age of 81. The one-time presidential candidate and war hero died on Saturday following a battle with brain cancer.

God rest him. That said, it’s disturbing when this terminology ‘war hero’ is used to define Vietnam vets. America dropped so much Agent Orange and other chemical weapons. Consequently the ecology of that country has never recovered.

Dal One of the few republicans with a real backbone and a conscience and the Trump couldn’t even show one iota of respect for the man. What a surprise.

Dunnomuch

Went off him when he started insulting his new president. If being taken prisoner during a bombing campaign that reportedly killed over two million civilians makes you a hero then the world has millions of heroes.

Stuart Cowan

He’d have made a good president but if his health had forced him to resign, [Sarah] Palin would have been in charge. Not so good!

Corduroy King

That was a major contributing factor to his losing the election, that and the unstoppable Obama bandwagon. She was forced on him by the ultraright.

Gustav Gustavsson

A dignified and respected man; probably the best Republican there has been for a generation.

Farr Cannal