Notice he says "withdraw our troops immediately "
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec05/withdrawal_11-17.html
A Murtha interview:
(snip)
MARGARET WARNER: Finally, Congressman, do you think the fact that you as a defense hawk have now come to this position, do you think this represents a tipping point? Are you hearing from other Democrats who voted for the war that they're coming to this view themselves?
REP. JOHN MURTHA: I hope this is a watershed. I hope a lot of people think about what I've said and we can begin to withdraw our troops immediately from that area and put them on the horizon, or over the horizon, so if they have to they can go back in.
REP. JOHN MURTHA: I hope this is a watershed. I hope a lot of people think about what I've said and we can begin to withdraw our troops immediately from that area and put them on the horizon, or over the horizon, so if they have to they can go back in.
Pull the troops out immediately, "so if they have to they can go back in".?
Maybe he was a Marine, but he sure as hell wasn't a strategist! Its called giving the enemy a breather. Holy Pete - and he's touted as a Democrat hawk?