Posted on 12/02/2005 5:26:30 AM PST by conservativecorner
When Democrat John Murtha called for an unconditional surrender to the Islamic terrorists on the main battlefield in the War On Terror, he was entitled to his opinion. Pursuing a policy such as that would be a complete disaster, but he said what he said. It looks like the majority of Democrats, at least in the House, also want to throw in the towel.
Well, yesterday, Murtha was at it again. Speaking to a group in his district in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Murtha said that troops will leave Iraq in the next year because the Army is "broken, worn out and living hand to mouth." Such a vote of confidence!
So not only does Murtha want to admit defeat and leave the battlefield, now he wants to say that the troops will be leaving because they aren't up to the task. If you read between the lines, Congressman Al-Murtha is saying the war is lost because the troops have failed.
Consider for a moment what Murtha's comments might mean to the Islamic insurgency and Islamic terrorist factions around the world. The terrorists have been waging a campaign against American troops with roadside and car bombs. They will not confront our troops head-on. There have been no major battles, only minor skirmishes. Now Congressman Murtha has told the insurgents -- told the terrorists -- told Al Qaeda --- told the world that our American troops are worn out; worn out by roadside bombs. They're living hand-to-mouth, all because of this incredibly effective insurgency campaign! In other words, Murtha is telling all of those who might want us dead that our troops can't even handle a war without battles, a war without direct engagement. We can't even handle suicide bombers and roadside explosives! Way to go, Congressman Murtha.
He said he made a mistake when he voted for the war. Now that the going has gotten tough, he wants to give up. It's a good thing Murtha wasn't in Congress when some of our other wars were being fought. We wouldn't have made it past the first 3 years. But then Murtha criticized the president some more...saying that "Staying the course is not a policy." Huh?
Apparently not only is cutting and running the only way to go, actually staying and fighting is not even a viable alternative. With guys like Murtha running the show, we're never going to win the War On Terror. Hopefully people won't keep listening to this nonsense.
You're not proving anything except to show how little you value the rights of every American.
BTW, can you name any Congressman who is calling Murtha a traitor?
Yep...It's just negative feedback from his fellow americans.
The whole issue Murtha is bitching about truly reflects bad on the democrats. The cutbacks of the 90's put us in this boat and we all know who drafted the budgets back then. They outright lied to us when they said the reduced force levels and defense outlays would support a two theater war. Bush virtually doubled the Defense Budget and the military still hasn't caught back up.
Murtha peeling off $millions for pork projects in his district didn't help either.
Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, first woman to serve in US Congress, voted against the declaration of war on Germany in 1917 and in 1941 cast the only vote in the House against entering the war.
All important issues but nothing that puts him in the traitor or coward category. I appreciate you not using those kind of words.
He's way too old and appears to be a heavy drinker...why are the republicans defending this creep?
I just think its clear he wants the US to lose this war the way we lost Vietnam -- just give up and go home and let our allies be slaughtered after we go.
And he clearly wants the Terrorists to come out on top and the supporters of freedom and democracy to be failures.
That's what he's pushing for. But, ya know, we shouldn't call him a traitor, or anything ...
Murtha is a traitor.
Whatever Murtha did in his military service, what he is doing now is no service to our military or our country.
I'll refrain from using the T-Bomb when he and his buddies start acting like Americans again.
10 Marines killed today during the "Murtha Offensive".
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