Posted on 11/17/2005 12:21:30 PM PST by HastertFan
(Washington, D.C.) House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) released the following statement in response to comments by Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) regarding the War on Terror.
“I am saddened by the comments made today by Rep. Murtha. It is clear that as Nancy Pelosi’s top lieutenant on armed services, Rep. Murtha and Democratic leaders have adopted a policy of cut and run. They would prefer that the United States surrender to the terrorists who would harm innocent Americans. To add insult to injury, this is done while the President is on foreign soil.
“Four years ago, America as we knew it changed. The terrorists attacked our people and attacked our nation. Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives. Families were destroyed, and our children lost their sense of peace. On that day, we learned that we no longer had a choice. Failure to act – and act strongly – left our nation vulnerable to Osama bin Laden and his band of terrorist followers.
“But now, Rep. Murtha and other Democrats want us to retreat. They want us to wave the white flag of surrender to the terrorists of the world. It is unfortunate that this is all politics all the time. We need to have a strong consistent policy that will protect our men and women who are fighting to protect us overseas. We must not cower like European nations who are now fighting terrorists on their soil.
“This is the highest insult to the brave men and women serving overseas. They have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our citizens, our way of life and our ideals of freedom and democracy. And they have done excellent work. In the four years since September 11th, the United States and our partners have disrupted at least 10 major terrorist attacks. Three of those attacks were planned on U.S. soil.
“I have known John Murtha to be a long-term veteran of this institution. He has stood up for our troops and has helped to provide them with the right equipment to do their job. We all saw the same pained faces among Americans when terrorists slammed into the Twin Towers. Did he see the faces the rest of America saw when terrorists plowed into the Pentagon or when the plane that was headed for a Washington target went down in Pennsylvania? I saw the faces that day, and, Mr. Murtha, that was no illusion.”
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I pray to God in Heaven that we do not have the DemocRATS
be put in charge of "national defense" during this on-going fight against radical Islam --
Sen's. Kennedy, Schumer, D[T]urbin, Leahy, Rockefellar, et al;
Rep's. Pilosi, Rangel, Murtha, etc. in the House. To think that these people and their Liberal Leader (whom ever that might be)would be in charge is a frightening thought indeed!
My point is simply that it is unusual for Hastert to be this blunt (and I am not saying that is necessarily a bad thing at all)...particularly to say it to a veteran. Murtha's comments must have been way over the line. I'd like to see them.
first the impeached Clinton opens his mouth overseas, and then we get the outpouring of RAT comments who not only hurt the morale of our troops but embolden our enemies.
Are the International Socialists undertaking a fall offensive? Jimmie Carter, the father of Fundamentalist Islaminazis, is busy shooting off his stupid pie hole too. Just makes me sick.
Cheers,
OLA
Notice how Murtha refers to it as a "redeployment."
I think the liberal media is painting a picture that just isn't there. When the repubs lose en masse in 06, then I'll believe it. Until then, they can go screw a light socket.
Intresting thought -- I forgot about Carter -- think part of my brain wants to forget about him permanently!
It does look like an orchestrated offensive. This makes me livid to hear these backstabbers. When I think of all the times Bush #41 could have spoken out against Clinton and didn't as an ex-President, I get even madder.
We can only hope! IMHO These people are becoming dangerous to our security. It's like they've gone off the deep end. Or like they are trying to get more Americans killed. Make us look weak to cause more terrorists to flow into Iraq or strike us here at home again.
One things for sure these people are NOT fit to lead this country! IMHO
I wish we knew how many lives were potentially saved by disrupting these attacks. Although there is no way of knowing chances are it would be more than the 2000 brave soldiers that have been lost doing the work that needs to be done to disrupt these terrorist bastards.
Attended college as a "thirty something" student following the 1991 Gulf War, where I won over many young skulls of mush to the conservative side by challenging our uber-liberal professor's half-baked ideas with facts.
Cheers,
OLA
Ouch! Poor Murtha's going to be eating those quotes.
Anyone know Murtha's e-mail address?
Wasnt Sinkmeister Clinton over in Dubai or somewhere yesterday saying the same thing? Anything the Sinkmeister says ,the Dems fall over themselves doing.
WE WILL NOT REWRITE HISTORY & WE WILL NOT REPEAT HISTORY!
Someone needs to get Murtha on a network TV interview and ask him "So, is it correct congressman Murtha that you agree with the terrorists, and like them you believe that the U.S. should get out of Iraq ASAP?"
Anyone know Murtha's e-mail address?
Follow the link from the FreeRepublic home page. Written my Senators & Representative as posted. Are you writing DeWine and Voinovich too?
Cheers,
OLA
You have stated a very sad truth -- the democratic party has become the anit-American party. And democrats now want America to lose for them! Is anything sadder than that? Yes, the failure of many Americans to see those democrats for what they really are!
The new party of J.Kerry and H.Dean....surrender monkeys
Frankly, the ONLY exit strategy I want to hear from the Democrats is their plan to exit, expeditiously and en masse, the halls of Congress.
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