Posted on 01/08/2006 8:37:16 AM PST by SandRat
Gen. Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked to comment on remarks by Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a Marine Corps veteran who has become a leading voice in Congress advocating an early withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. Murtha told ABC News this week that if he were eligible to join the military he would not, nor would he expect others to join.
''That's damaging to recruiting,'' Pace said. ''It's damaging to morale of the troops who are deployed and it's damaging to the morale of their families who believe in what they are doing to serve this country.'' ... ''When a respected leader like Mr. Murtha, who has spent 37 extremely honorable years as a Marine, fought in two wars, has served the country extremely well in the Congress of the United States ... says what he said, and 18- and 19-year-olds look to their leadership to determine how they are expected to act, they can get the wrong message,'' Pace said.
I argree with Gen Pace, do you?
I am urging you to send a letter to your congressman/congresswoman urging them to take some action against Rep Murtha. A suggested letter/email is provided below. I'm sure some of you will come up with an even better letter, be my guest. However, I felt obligated to send this email to our large list of likeminded vets.
---------------------------------------------- Honorable Representative,
As a Congressman from __________ you are not only suppose to represent the citizens of your district but all of the citizens of __________ and the United States of America. As such, what are you going to do about Rep. Murtha's despicable statements that have resulted in the increase in deaths of civilian men, women and children in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as increased the casualties of America's bravest? His actions embolden our enemies, put our country at risk, and his remarks are such as to attempt to dissuade US men and women from joining the military, opening us to further attacks from terrorists. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Pace, says Rep Murtha's recent remarks are damaging to recruiting and to morale. These statements, from a member of the U.S. House of Representatives - a fellow member of yours - is shameful!
As a military veteran, and constituent of yours, I want to know what you are going to do about it?
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
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" Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.
It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
---John Adams---October 11, 1798
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged."
---- Abraham Lincoln
I have already done so, and received no response.
Active aid and comfort to the enemy!
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