John McCain has always had faith in America, but he didn't love America til he was 31

John McCain has a new line in his stump speech, which runs counter to something else McCain has said:

"My country has never had to prove anything to me, my friends," McCain said. "I've always had faith in it, and I've been humbled and honored to serve it. If I'm elected president, I'll fight to shake up Washington and take America in a new direction from my first day in office until my last. I'm not afraid of the fight, and I'm ready for it, and you're gonna fight with me."

So, he's always had faith in our country. But, John McCain has repeatedly stated that he didn't always love his country:

Yes, John McCain has repeatedly stated that he didn't love our country until he was captured as a POW during Vietnam. Here's what McCain said in March on FOX:

"I didn't really love America until I was deprived of her company."

Then there's McCain in 1999:

"It wasn't until I was deprived of her company that I fell in love with America."

McCain was 31 years old when he was captured. 31. Far into adulthood. So McCain was fighting for our country, a country he didn't love. And we're supposed to respect the military service of a man who didn't love his country. Then why was he fighting?

So faith, yes. Love, not always.