Posted on 06/08/2006 6:48:26 PM PDT by Just A Nobody
IREY ON MURTHA: HE STILL DOESN'T GET IT
(MONONGAHELA, June 8) – Washington County Commissioner and Pennsylvania 12th district Republican Congressional nominee Diana Irey – responding to U.S. Rep. John Murtha’s continued insistence that “There’s no question, we can’t win this militarily,” despite today’s elimination of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the top al Qaeda terrorist in Iraq – today released the following statement:
“John Murtha still doesn’t get it. If he had had his way, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi would still be alive this afternoon, plotting to murder more innocent Americans, Iraqis, Jordanians, and Kurds – and anyone else who got in the way of his plans.
“Even in the wake of the tracking and killing of one of al Qaeda’s top terrorist leaders, John Murtha is apparently SO out of touch that he can’t see that.
“His statements today on CNN regarding the combined operations of the U.S. and Iraqi Armed Forces in tracking and eliminating al Qaeda’s top terrorist commander, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – statements wherein Mr. Murtha said he wasn’t sure it was a bomb that killed al-Zarqawi from the air (despite the fact that we’ve all seen the video – available here http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html), and in which he doubted the significance of the role played by U.S. Armed Forces, before indicating doubt as to whether or not Iraqi armed forces on their own could have eliminated Zarqawi – demonstrate that either he’s not paying attention anymore, or his determination to throw in the towel in Iraq is so great that he’s willfully blinding himself to the evidence.
“In the space of just a few moments in one television interview, Mr. Murtha: Said he doubted information that came from the Iraqi and U.S. governments about how the terrorist leader was killed; reiterated his belief that we cannot win; and then indicated doubt as to whether or not the Iraqis could have tracked and eliminated Zarqawi on their own, without the assistance of U.S. Armed Forces.
“Even for a man who’s been in Congress since before the Steelers won their first Super Bowl, that’s a mouthful.
“Either way, it’s just more proof positive that Mr. Murtha is out of touch with his constituents in the 12th District. John Murtha has lost his way, and it’s time to retire him from active duty in the U.S. Congress.”
EXCERPTS FROM TRANSCRIPT OF CNN’S “LIVE TODAY,” THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2006:
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Fred, one of the most vocal critics of troops in Iraq is Congressman John Murtha. He -- last November, as recently as last November, asked -- called for U.S. troops to be withdrawn. He joins me now live with reaction to this death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Congressman, it is a pleasure to have you, an outspoken critic in this war, but a very big day for this administration. Is it fair to say that this attack and the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi wouldn't have happened if U.S. troops were not on the ground?
REP. JOHN MURTHA (D), PENNSYLVANIA: Well, I'm not sure about that. I'm not sure it was a bomb that killed him from the air. So I'm not sure about that … There's no question we can't win this militarily … I think the intelligence came from the Iraqis, as I understand it. Now, this is the early reports. And it came to the security forces and the Iraqis and then passed on to the Americans. So this was a key element. Whether they could have done this themselves in this isolated area, I don't know…
IT'S TIME TO RECALL HIM FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN CONGRESS!
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Video link:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/08/iraq.al.zarqawi/index.html
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Next thing you know we will have to prove the moon landing again?
Another brick in the wall that blocks Murtha's path back to Congress!
Great post, Just A Nobody, thanks for the ping!
Someone throw me a bone....I'm running out of derogatory adjectives for this azzhat.
LOL! One never knows these days.
Good one! ;*)
Just let him keep spouting off at the mouth. Surely people who normally vote demorat must be starting to wonder if he should stay around.
There have some really stupid statements made by dems today...but Murtha's is just ridiculous...
Murtha was no war hero. He served in the Korean War, but not in Korea.
He served in Viet Nam, but not in combat.
He served in the Reserves.
John Kerry actually heard bullets being fired.
Murtha is abusing the uniform he wore to pretend he was something he never even came close to being.
What unit and billet in Vietnam did Murtha fill?
I think it's pretty obvious that Murtha is not in full control of his faculties.
If as a US Congressman he can't or won't believe the US Military when they have even provided a tape of the bombing that killed Zarqawi, he is either in denial or he is delusional.
He is definitely not a man that should be representing American's in the House of Representatives.
Thanks for the ping.
“There’s no question, we can’t win this militarily,” -Rep John Murtha... play that while shoing the bombing of Abu Zarqawi...
And then say this: "If we listened to John Murtha, our military would not have been able to kill the world's most dangerous terrorist, and many of his subordinates"
"Do we want to win the war on terror? Or run away from it?"
Folks in that district can't be that ignorant, Diana Irey lives there. One would think that those who have voted for Murtha in the pas must be mortally embarassed at the thought of ever contemplating another vote for Murtha.
Intelligence officer, as for the unit I don't remember.
It is an unspoken rule that Marine Intelligence officers are best chained to a desk to prevent them from falling into enemy hands on the battlefield.
Has anyone seen any polls indicating how Congressman SMURFa is doing in his re-eleciton bid? If his constituents re-elect him, they are just as nutty as he is.
Is there a Freeper out there who can fill us in on how he's looking in the polls?
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