[doosee]

Let's see, we had Hanoi John Kerry in Vietnam, now we have Baghdad John Murtha in Iraq. History repeating itself.

[MEG33]

This Marine atrocity story stinks ...The press and Murtha decided to execute Marines before a complete investigation..I am outraged.

[aynrandfreak]

I so hope this turns out to be the ultimate rope-a-dope, where the Murtha & Co. are left explaining why they made false charges against our troops.

[marvlus]

If this turns out like I hope, Murtha may have to rescind his thoughts about becoming majority leaders. And perhaps, a lot more!

[Past Your Eyes]

"Bandaid Warrior". I like that.

[Dahoser]

Sgt. Wutterich’s first person account differs sharply from band-aid warrior John Murtha’s who charged that Marines in Haditha, “killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” and following that statement by telling ABC News, "I will not excuse murder and that what's happened."

Let me give the RAT/MSM answer to this:

"First person acount? Well, he's clearly biased..."

[ovrtaxt]

That Murtha SOB needs to be prosecuted for libel- and that Time reporter needs to be prosecuted for producing a defective product.

[armydawg1]

If this story plays out as we believe, the Marines are innocent, only political correctness and weakness in the senior leadership caused the relief of the Marines implicated, John Murtha needs to resign immediately from Congress. He has finally and completely disgraced himself by charging his fellow Marines with a slaughter the likes of which the Marine Corps has never seen before. He has givent he benefit of the doubt to our enemies over our own brave young men, he has provided that enemy with comfort and reason for hope and more Americans have died as a result.

John Murtha, shame, shame....you have damaged the institutions you claim to love and respect. Go back to Pennsylvania and leave the governing to others. Have the common decency to do that please.

[Army MP Retired]

They then kicked in that door, tossed a fragmentation grenade into the room, and one Marine fired a series of "clearing rounds" through the dust and smoke, killing several people, Puckett said.

By "the book": Extract of Infantry Battle Drill #6, Field Manual 7-8, Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad:

8. Allowing cook-off time (two seconds maximum), and shouting FRAG OUT, the lead soldier of the assaulting fire team prepares and throws a grenade into the building.

9. After the explosion, the next soldier enters the building and positions himself to the right (left) of the entrance, up against the wall, engages all identified or likely enemy positions with rapid, short bursts of automatic fire, and scans the room. The rest of the team provides immediate security outside the building.

The defense rests...

[johnny7]

Time to send a check to Irey.

[Leisler]

Who you going to believe? Some working class Marine Sargent who was there, or a ticket punching, time serving, oxygen thief of a officer who wasn't there and has spent his life being a cheese sucking political weasel? (Note: If media, choose second option.)

[Becki]

"He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."

I hope he knows that the only people who could believe this are the same ones that believe that President Bush planned and executed 9-11.

The vast majority of us love, admire and respect them with all our hearts.

God bless them.

Becki

[Non-Sequitur]

As many internet sites including Sweetness & Light and the The American Thinker are now concluding, this “massacre” originally foisted upon the American public by Time magazine [which is stuck in retraction mode on this one] is going South…fast.

I'd just as soon wait and see what the formal Marine investigation concludes rather than rely on the speculation of media and websites with their own bias.

[McGavin999]

"He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."

Marine, no one who matters believes that.

[Fruitbat]

What's utterly unbelieveable to me is that a former Marine can't and doesn't even cut the Marines any slack in terms of looking into this fully before announcing to the entire world "what happened" as if he has a F clue.

[Straight Vermonter]

ping

[Natural Law]

Murtha is from the officer class that I so detested in Vietnam. He is the kind whom I overheard use the phrase "acceptable kill ratio" when describing casualties in unnecessary bodycount missions staged to advance promotions. He accepts that good GIs and Marines are expendable when the cause right. He is willing to sacrifice the Haditha Marines if that will get him the leadership position or his party the White House.

[MarkL]

Wait a minute! How dare that person contradict Murtha's assertion that the military of today are a bunch of blood thirsty beby killers! After all, Murtha was a Marine! What's that person done to even hold a candle to the service that Murtha gave to his country!.... Huh? A Marine? In combat? Oh, never mind...

Mark