Rumsfeld slams war statements by Murtha

Washington Times ^ | Feb. 17, 2006 | Rowan Scarborough

[FairOpinion]

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in his first public faceoff with Rep. John P. Murtha since the Pennsylvania Democrat called for a quick U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, rejected yesterday the congressman's charge that the U.S. cannot win the war. At a hearing on the Pentagon budget before the House Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on defense, Mr. Murtha, the panel's top Democrat, renewed his November call for a pullout.

"Where I disagree is fighting terrorism in Iraq," Mr. Murtha said. "I think that we're inciting terrorism, and that's my personal opinion. ... When you go in ... with the tactics we have to use to protect American lives, you're going to create enemies. And that's what we've done."

Mr. Rumsfeld listened as Mr. Murtha leveled his pessimistic assessment and then heard a second round of attacks from Rep. David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat.

The defense secretary then suspended his rehearsed opening statement and responded.

"The idea that you should paint a picture and hang crepe over it, that everything's horrible in Iraq, is not true," Mr. Rumsfeld said, citing three elections last year that created an Iraqi constitution and parliament.

"Now, is it a pretty picture? Has it been done instantaneously? No. Is there a lot of tugging and hauling and politicking? You bet there is over there," he said. "And are we gong to end up with something that we stand back and look at it and say, 'Gee, that's a pretty picture?' No. It's going to be an Iraqi picture. It's not going to be an American picture. But it's going to get done."

[NewCenturions]

"Please run for President Mr Secretary."

I'll SECOND that NOMINATION!

[McGavin999]

If Rummy were 20 years younger, he'd be the next President of the United States. No question.

[1rudeboy]

crepe?
LOL

[Calpernia]

"Now, is it a pretty picture? Has it been done instantaneously? No. Is there a lot of tugging and hauling and politicking? You bet there is over there," he said. "And are we gong to end up with something that we stand back and look at it and say, 'Gee, that's a pretty picture?' No. It's going to be an Iraqi picture. It's not going to be an American picture. But it's going to get done."

Rumsfeld kicks Murtha's ARSE!

[luvbach1]

My original post:

"Did we worry about inciting the Japanese or the Germans wherever and whenever we hit them?"

Your reply:
Yes, we did. We attempted to do so at every opportunity.

Your post makes no sense in view of our participation in carpet bombing of Germany and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.

[Jeff Head]

"Where I disagree is fighting terrorism in Iraq," Mr. Murtha said. "I think that we're inciting terrorism, and that's my personal opinion. ... When you go in ... with the tactics we have to use to protect American lives, you're going to create enemies. And that's what we've done."

Hey Murtha, you old, bought-and-paid-for, wind bag. While I respect your prior service to our country, your betrayal of the troops and their mission is pathetic...and as the Secretary of Defense has said...it is alos untrue.

OF COURSE WE ARE MAKING ENEMIES...the Islamic terrorists and tyrants HATE what we are doing. Our troops are their to destroy them and they do not like it.

On the other hand, we are also making tens of millions of friends, who are grateful we are there giving them the chance to be free...and who are now fighting and dieing beside us by the thousands to rid their lands of the terrorists whom you abet and aid with your comments, all for political aims. Shame on you I say.

Let the following pictures be ample testimony of the fact that we are making friends with our actions there...

WINNING IRAQI FREEDOM

[expatpat]

It's fiction -- unfortunately.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1558047/posts

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1557630/posts


Time for the real conservatives on FR,
be it Republicans, Independents or Democrats
(like Zell Miller and John O'Neill) to band together
and oust the looney left and RINO's

The "Politically Correct RINO's" on FR are the same group
who "swore"
klintoon, hitlery, hanoi kerry, sanbdi ber(bur)glar, al bore, jane beno,
would be prosecuted for
pardongate, chinagate, the bribes in upstate NY in the 2000 NY Senate race, waco, etc, etc,
"when" the "time was right".

Sam Johnson Viet Nam Vet Hero AND POW gets it PING!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1527080/posts

JOHN O'NEILL Viet Nam Vet Hero STILL GETS IT PING!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526505/posts

Karl Rove knew, Nov. 7, 2004 , that hanoi kerry would try to run in '08
and knew Swift Boat Vet's would be called upon,
again, to serve our country.

Rove Credits Swiftvets With 'Energizing' Bush Vote (Thank You Karl Rove!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1345603/posts

[Calpernia]

It makes perfect sense. We openly incited the enemy at every opportunity.

Political Correctness be damned.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Good for Rumsfeld, Murtha is a piece of slime.

[carl in alaska]

"The Dems can never be trusted with the safety of Americans."

Very true. The Dem party went crazy in the late 1970s after the Vietnam war. They turned into a party of soft-headed, pot-smoking twits who cannot analyze national security issues correctly and are unwilling to pay much of a price for American freedom, much less "pay any price and bear any burden" to secure American freedom as JFK said in 1961.

Most of the Scoop Jackson democrats, the tough, strong thinkers and supporters of the DOD, left the Dem party and joined the GOP in the 80s and 90s. Most of the remaining democRATs are clueless and stupid about national security issues and are dangerously succeptible to wishful thinking about the intentions of America's enemies.

[carl in alaska]

Did Rummy actually make those remarks about "a man who missed a bridge..."? Man, that is great if he actually said that. Are you sure that isn't a Scrappleface article or something like that?

[Soaring Feather]

bump

[Wolverine]

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[vigilante2]

Let him have it Donald!

[Gucho]

Time to band together and oust the looney left


Bump!

[Wolverine]

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[Just Lori]

"I think that we're inciting terrorism, and that's my personal opinion. ... When you go in ... with the tactics we have to use to protect American lives, you're going to create enemies. And that's what we've done."

That's right, "sir"....if it weren't for the U.S., all the muzlims would be nice to everybody. This whole terrorism, jihad mess is AMERICA'S FAULT! /sarc

[luvbach1]

I implied we didn't worry about inciting the enemy. Please read my original post again. The poster apparently misunderstood me. Thank you.