Congressman Murtha unmasked... not pretty............not surprising!
What is a 'War Hero''
I've been listening to Congressmen Jack Murtha's negative comments about the war in Iraq for some months now. I've heard him repeatedly described as a "war hero". Thirty-seven years in the Marine Corps. Wow! I visualize a burly
ex-Marine, his chest bedazzled with medals, the survivor of countless combats in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. A man who knows war and combat from the inside out. A man with the experience that allows him to see that
the war in Iraq is hopeless, and we should all quit and go home. Although I've been turned off by Murtha's remarks, I never questioned his war hero status. Nor has our liberal press which is why Murtha has been getting away with his charade' Then the other day, bingo! I suddenly knew something was rotten in Denmark about Jack Murtha's war hero status. I've been bothered by his comments in
the past but his latest remarks about Marines killing civilians in cold blood caught my attention. Whether this turns out to be true or not, something just didn't compute. No real Marine who's "been there" would
prejudge combat troops prior to the release of a military inquiry' That was the moment when I woke up and said, "Hey, I'm going to check this guy out." And what did I find' Did I find a man of vast operational experience with an extensive combat record' No. I found a man whom fellow congressman Don Bailey of Pennsylvania, Silver Star and three Bronze Stars, calls 'a liar and a phony'. A man who came to Bailey crying and sobbing, thanking him for saving Murtha from the ethics committee (on ABSCAM-related
charges) at which time he admitted to Bailey that his Purple Hearts weren't earned. I found a man with a couple of years of active duty, and the rest of his 37-year career spent in the Marine Corps Reserve. I found a man who
served in the Marines during Korean War, yes, but somehow never actually made it to Korea. I found a man with one year in Vietnam, not 'up front' but in the rear area,
as a staff intelligence offer. I found a man who's no more been in combat, or is a war hero, than I am. Even John Kerry has more combat experience than Jack Murtha.
I know flight attendants who have spent more time in Da nang than him. So what is a War Hero' Well at the bare minimum, a war hero would have to be somebody who's actually been in combat, somebody who's been in direct
contact with the enemy over some extended period of time, somebody who's been shot at and/or had their life repeatedly threatened like the Infantry
or the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force pilots who flew over Vietnam; somebody who has performed his or her duties in a heroic manner. So, what is Jack Murtha' Just one more scheming politician, a Democrat, sensing a change
in the direction of the political winds. A man who volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam as a staff intelligence officer, so he could come home and
run for Congress in 1968 as a war hero. Barf. Sound familiar' A man who's thinking about the next election, and hoping he's on the right side when it
comes.
I would not be easily convinced that Murtha's Vietnam service was anything more than a burden to the Marine Corps, and I suspect there are officers from Marine Corps Headquarters in the "Sixties" who could corroborate that assertion.
Your post is a good start on the liar Murtha.
But we hunger for details, more details. It's clear that the liar Murtha was nothing but a REMF, but more research is needed.
The liar Murtha, IOW, needs to be Swiftboated. Good and hard.