Washington - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday took exception to the comments of retired general Wesley Clark, who suggested that McCain's long record of military service did not qualify him to be president. McCain, regarded as a war hero after being held captive and tortured for five years in Vietnam, called the remarks "unnecessary" and suggested it was part of a wider strategy by supporters of Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama, who quickly distanced himself from Clark. "I'm proud of my record of service, and I have plenty of friends and leaders who will attest to that," McCain told reporters at a stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. McCain's campaign also slammed Clark's critique in a conference call Monday morning and declared the creation of a "truth squad" to fend off attacks on the Arizona...
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