John McCain's former Vietnamese jailer gives him the heartfelt tribute that Trump has refused to...

[DonViejo]

BRAD REED
27 AUG 2018 AT 10:03 ET

John McCain’s former Vietnamese jailer gives him the heartfelt tribute that Trump has refused to offer

President Donald Trump over the weekend reportedly blocked his own White House from issuing an official statement praising the life of the late Sen. John McCain.

Even as the president refused to directly praise the late senator, however, tributes to McCain from around the world continued pouring in — including from one of the men who held him captive while he was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Via the Daily Beast, Vietnam News spoke with Colonel Trần Trọng Duyệt, the man who ran the Hỏa Lò Prison where McCain was held.

In addition to praising McCain for his bravery and toughness as a soldier, Duyệt also gave credit to McCain for working to normalize relations between the United States and Vietnam after America’s eventual defeat in the war.

“At that time I liked him personally for his toughness and strong stance,” he said. “Later on, when he became a US Senator, he and Senator John Kerry greatly contributed to promote Vietnam-U.S. relations so I was very fond of him. When I learnt about his death early this morning, I feel very sad. I would like to send condolences to his family. I think it’s the same feeling for all Vietnamese people as he has greatly contributed to the development of Vietnam-U.S. relations.”

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[Raphe M]

1. Tran has seen Confiict

Trump has not.

[Cary]

9. Unindicted CoConspirator is a moron...

regardless what he has seen.

Just wanted to add that fact.

[Roy Rolling]

2. A famous poem comes to mind

To set the cause above renown,
To love the game beyond the prize.
To honor while you strike him down,
The foe that comes with fearless eyes.

To find the battle of life good,
And dear the land that gave you birth.
And dearer yet, the brotherhood,
That binds the brave of all the Earth.

Of course, "sisterhood:, too, or "personhood". But this is h ow the poem is written.

The point, McCain has more in common with his jailer than Trump.

[moriah]

7. I had to read something at a memorial, and the poem "The Measure of a Man"....

... fit this wonderful lady beautifully.

So before I read it, I said, "I briefly considered changing the gender in this poem, but I knew Kitty would come back for the sole purpose of smacking me upside the head for ruining the meter just because she was a woman. So, not desiring a smack from beyond the grave..."

It made them laugh because it was true, she was an English major and likely would have!

[scipan]

13. Stirring. Thanks for posting it.

Looked it up and it was a pre WWI British propaganda effort. Newbolt, the author, worked at the Ministry of Information.

It seems to fit McCain, especially the brotherhood part.

[Aristus]

3. I'm always angered and saddened by the fact that we make enemies of the nations we need most

as allies. Vietnam, Iran, etc.

[bdamomma]

4. trump has no class

what a despicable person he is. Being the full asshole he is.

[ConstanceCee]

5. A Strong Statement

I am glad to see John Kerry mentioned. I wish he had been president.

[LisaM]

8. Yes, that jumped out at me, too.

I will never, ever apologize for the fact that we nominated Gore, then Kerry, and then Hillary when we did. They'd all have made fantastic presidents, and this country and the world would be far, far better if they'd been elected, or allowed to assume the office they would have won without suppression, manipulation, rigging, and theft.

[calimary]

10. THEFT, THEFT, and more THEFT.

They can only win if they CHEAT. And they can't win UNLESS THEY CHEAT.

[marble falls]

6. Vietnam/US relations. Another bright point for cheetolini to shit all over.

[Achilleaze]

11. .

[Honeycombe8]

12. What kind things for him to say. How shameful his jailer gave him more of a tribute than Trump.nt

[former9thward]

14. You mean the guy who was in charge of torturing McCain?

So nice of him....