The Effects of Torture

A quick search in Wikipedia has this to say about the Psychology of Torture and its effects:

Other psychological consequences include cognitive impairment, reduced capacity to learn, memory disorders, sexual dysfunction, social withdrawal, inability to maintain long-term relationships, or even mere intimacy, phobias, ideas of reference and superstitions, delusions, hallucinations, psychotic microepisodes, and flat affect.

I have reason to believe McCain shows signs of post-traumatic disorder. I have included this video as well to illustrate my point. You see, I always thought that McCain deliberately lied and made up facts or events. Now, I have reason to believe that it is just an effect that he is suffering from the 5 years of imprisonment and torture during the Vietnam War. McCain's hair turned white due to the trauma he endured. His capacity to learn has been reduce for example earlier this week he claimed Putin was the President of Germany.

He also has many superstitions like lucky shoes, a compass, feather, and flattened penny. This should not come as a surprise. John McCain is known to have a temper and being impatient. His phobias may extend themselves to foreign policy and his approach to the War on Terror but in particular Iran. The question now is . . . can America afford to have a man with these personal problems to lead our nation. Is this the America we want?