Military Qualifications

I recently saw a reporter ask John McCain how his military experience qualified him to be Commander in Chief. He acted wounded, as if his patriotism had been challenged. He appeared to have a hard time answering the question.

To me, it seems like a valid question. Sure, we can honor John McCain's long service to his country. But, is his military experience relevant to his Presidential ambitions? Would it make him a strong Commander in Chief?

While it may give him a perspective on prisons and torture, I fail to see how getting shot down and spending years in captivity would make him a great Commander in Chief.

Besides, we lost the war in Vietnam.