Posted on 01/04/2006 9:58:05 AM PST by areafiftyone
Democratic Party "defense hawk" Rep. John Murtha is racheting up his criticism of the war in Iraq, by urging young men and women not to join the military - a position apparently shared by his close congressional ally, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Asked during an interview broadcast Monday night if he would "join the military today," the decorated Vietnam combat veteran told "ABC's Nightline" - "No."
Murtha kept his answers brief, allowing "Nightline" interviewer John Donovan to spin his comments.
"I think you're saying the average guy out there who's considering recruitment is justified in saying 'I don't want to serve'," Donovan offered. "Exactly right," Murtha shot back
. Murtha's position is apparently shared by San Francisco Democrat Pelosi, whose constituents voted last November to have the city ban military recruiters from public high schools.
Pelosi defended the vote a few days later, explaining to Fox News host Neil Cavuto: "What the city of San Francisco was talking about was honesty and recruitment in terms of what these young people are promised and what they are told in that recruiting and that there should be some daylight shed on that."
After Murtha caused a stir later the same month with his call for an "immediate redeployment" of U.S. troops out of Iraq, Newsweek reported that he and Pelosi had stage managed the entire episode:
"[Pelosi] was anxious to open a second axis of attack on Iraq - and was aware of [Murtha's] growing antagonism toward the war," the magazine's Howard Fineman revealed.
"The two met and agreed that he would make his case in private to the party conference. After that, on his own, he would introduce a resolution calling for withdrawal of troops from Iraq 'at the earliest practicable date.'" The scheme, Fineman said, called for "Pelosi and the other liberals [to] keep their distance, while their own Marine charged up the Hill."
By December, however, Pelosi could no longer contain her enthusiasm for Murtha's anti-war offensive, announcing in a press release:
"We should follow the lead of Congressman John Murtha, who has put forth a plan to make American safer, to make our military stronger and to make Iraq more stable."
This is pushing the envelope on sedition...........
Even they didn't dare call Donovan a reporter.
[This is pushing the envelope on sedition...........]
We need a two party system. It is like the Democrats want the Republicans to be the only game in town. :-(
Pushing the envelope !? We crossed over into treason quite some time ago.
My only regret in regards to Congressman Coward Surrender is that the English language does not provide words strong enough to express my contempt for this traitorous scummer.
Keep talking dims, keep talking.
Has Murtha surrendered his right to be called a Marine yet?
This is traitorous conduct in that it aids and abets the enemy.
Has Mr. Murtha lost his mind? He should be ashamed.
John... 'Retreat-to-Okinawa' Murtha. Chesty would have bitch-slapped him.
I don't think a young person is going to be swayed by his comments. If someone wants to join the military, they will.
Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots!
Murtha is an embarrassment to the Corps.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Of course, these sentiments play well with Pelosi's and Murtha's leftist Democrat constituents.
"Democratic Party "defense hawk" Rep. John Murtha "
The only kind of "hawk" which would align with Nancy Pelosi has got to be a pigeon hawk.
Shut Up, Murtha. If they let me into the military, then I'm joining.
"Pelosi defended the vote a few days later, explaining to Fox News host Neil Cavuto: "What the city of San Francisco was talking about was honesty and recruitment in terms of what these young people are promised and what they are told in that recruiting and that there should be some daylight shed on that."
SPIN SPIN AND MORE SPIN... WE KNOW HOW SHE FEELS ABOUT THE MILITARY!!!
Ah, so he IS a coward AND wants others to wallow in the cowardly mud with him.
lousy scumbag traitor
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