By Arwa Damon
Posted on 05/31/2006 6:27:32 AM PDT by kellynla
Democrat Rep. John "Cut and Run" Murtha thinks he knows the truth about Haditha -- and he has been blabbing it to every last cable show host that will host him. The loose-lipped former Marine has accused troops of wantonly killing some two dozen civilians, including children, "in cold blood" in the terrorist stronghold in Iraq last November. There are two ongoing military investigations into the incident itself and the actions of higher-ups in the Haditha aftermath.
Let me repeat that: The investigations are ongoing. Not complete. Official reports aren't expected for several weeks.
I do not know the truth about Haditha. Neither do Murtha and the media outlets calling the alleged massacre a massacre before all the facts are in. It would be helpful if they could handle these grave charges without serving as al Jazeera satellite offices. GOP Sen. John Warner, who like Murtha also served in the Marines, struck the right tone over the weekend -- refusing, unlike Murtha, to render a verdict against the Marines before trial and avoiding Bush Derangement Syndrome, but also taking the allegations very seriously.
I do know this. Children are dead. Other children have been orphaned. There are pictures of bullet holes and bloodied homes. There are evolving stories about what happened last Nov. 19 and serious allegations of a possible cover-up.
I also know this: Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, the Marine who was killed by a roadside IED (improvised explosive device) that day, followed a proud family tradition of military service. He had received a commendation for bravery on his first tour of duty in Iraq in 2004. One of his fellow Marines said Terrazas's body was split in two by the bomb explosion that rocked his Hummer while on patrol that morning.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
I do not know what happened either, but these liberal freaks are gushing with evil delight at the prospect they can discredit our military.
And there's this: Haditha is crawling with terrorists. The Associated Press points out that "in just three days last August, six Marine snipers were killed in Haditha and 14 Marines died in nearby Parwana in the deadliest roadside bombing of the war." Most-wanted al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is reported to have lived in Haditha. The Washington Post quoted a military lawyer noting that Nov. 19 was the Marine 3rd Battalion's "hottest day" in Iraq.
---- Audio of radio traffic that day reportedly contradicts Rep. Murtha's claim that the Marines did not come under small-arms fire after the roadside explosion, according to one of the Post's military sources.
----Finally, there is this incontrovertible fact: There are countless numbers of anti-war zealots on the American Left rooting for failure. They believe the worst about the troops. They've blindly embraced frauds who've lied about their military service and lied about wartime atrocities. They've allied themselves with socialist kooks and coddled murderous dictators. They are looking for any excuse to pull out, abandon military operations and reconstruction, and impeach the president.
It really sounds like Jenin, where the "massacre" -- wasn't.
I am going to ask a difficult question.
So what?
People die during war.
Sometimes war does not bring out the best in us.
Get used to it.
An additional reality that is known (but seems never to make it into any of these MSM news/spin articles) is the fact that the IED that was set off...was from a LOS type IED (and it is very likely to a near certainty that those who set it off were in one of those houses that were searched afterwords -
The other firm reality that is so crystal clear yet never touted by the MSM or Murtha is the fact that U.S. Marines and U.S. soldiers are not intentionally seeking out to kill Iraqi civilians whatsoever....in fact they are dying for them! and or risking their lives for them hundreds of times of week...yet this basic undeniable fact is never touted by the MSM or jackas$ Murtha.
The MSM in this country is pathetic. The Democrat leadership along with Murtha are even worse. Another reason why our base must come together this Nov and not allow the ilk of the DEM leadership (and their spinning MSM cohorts) to take control of Congress. Our soldiers & Marines in the field deserve much better.
Exactly right - We need a little more of this attitude out of the WH -
Exactly right - We need a little more of this attitude out of the WH -
Why are we playing crime scene games in what is a war zone. Different rules here and not everyone plays by the rules.
First rule: Stay alive.
Second rule: Stay alive.
I saw an old show yesterday with Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and the subject was PATRIOTISM.
Ping
JAGs
History has proven that if a terrorist shoots at a Marine and misses, they are going to find out quickly whether there are indeed 72 virgins for them in paradise.
I don't see our Marines "snapping" and killing 24 civilians. They have been fighting in close quarter urban combat now for 3 years. I think they will find the bad guys were hiding behind these civilians and firing on the unit.
JAGs
Explain, please?
"A reporter's shock at the Haditha allegations"
I don't see any "shock" in the piece.
I see Damon reporting what he and his crew went through while embedded with the Marines. But no where in the piece right down to the last line "can you believe it?" does the reporter say "No, I can't believe it!"
Typical...the LSM just can't bear to believe that the Marines were not guilty.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
What are you talking about?
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