US Sen John McCain's son to join Marines-report

[Poppyseedman]

WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - The youngest son of U.S. Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam and a vocal proponent of more American troops in Iraq, will soon report for duty in the Marine Corps, Time Magazine reported on Saturday.

Jimmy McCain, 18, will spend three months in boot camp in California this autumn and another month in specialized training.

Depending on his unit, the younger McCain could eventually wind up in Iraq where Marines have experienced heavy fighting, Time reported. Marines are also in combat in Afghanistan.

"I'm obviously very proud of my son," McCain told Time, "but also understandably a little nervous."

The U.S. military death toll in Iraq stands at 2,574, including four Marines killed on Thursday, the military said on Saturday.

McCain, an Arizona Republican, is a potential presidential candidate in 2008. He has been calling for more U.S. troops in Iraq, where violence continues more than three years into the war.


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[YDogg]

1. Bully for him.

[0007]

2. Is this strictly for political purposes?

Duh?

[madmom]

3. IMHO, this is strickly political, mccain will be the 08 repuke nominee,

his son will never go any place that might be concidered dangerous to US forces.

[Poppyseedman]

4. He is joining the Marines. I seriously doubt they care who the hell is

father is.

The Senator spend 5 years in POW camp while his father was an Admiral,

I doubt his son would be a coward and fight any orders besides where is fellow Marines are going.

[Jara sang]

5. "So called War on Terror" PR stunts always go so well.

Ask Pat Tillman.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. You'll be SORRRRRRYYY!

Which I heard when I got out of the PC that brought us to boot camp and the tender mercies of the sadists known as DI's.

[Hubert Flottz]

7. McCain is a selfish man!

And a fool.