House vote to back war puts Dems on defensive (Murtha: "we are the enemy")

Seattle Times ^ | June 17, 2006 | Jonathan Weisman and Charles Babington

[FairOpinion]

The House on Friday voted 256-153 to support the military mission in Iraq

Forty-two Democrats bucked their leadership to join a virtually united Republican Party and declare that the United States must complete "the mission to create a sovereign, free, secure and united Iraq" without setting "an arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment" of U.S. troops.

Three Republicans — Reps. Ron Paul of Texas, John Duncan Jr. of Tennessee and Jim Leach of Iowa — joined 149 Democrats and one independent to oppose the resolution. Three Democrats and two Republicans voted present in protest. Nineteen lawmakers did not vote.

"The American public deserves to hear how their elected leaders will respond to international terrorism and those enemies who seek to destroy our American way of life. Will we fight or will we retreat?" asked House Majority Leader John Boehner of Ohio. "Let me be clear: Those who say this is a war of choice are nothing more than wrong. This is a war of necessity."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of California, countered: "Republicans in Congress continue to try to mislead the American people by suggesting a link between the war in Iraq and the war on terror. They are distinct ... and efforts to portray one as part of the other are a disservice to the truth and to the men and women fighting in Baghdad, Kirkuk and Ramadi."

Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, the hawkish Democrat who rocked Capitol Hill last year by calling for a rapid withdrawal of forces, said, "We've become the enemy. We've given a microphone to people like Zarqawi. We [war opponents] support the troops. It's the policy we don't support."

[mission9]

Mark Berio, liberal talk radio host traitor on WFLA in Tampa, told me last week it didn't matter what documents that would come up because George Bush won't say that we have found any WMD. The Democrats are telegraphing to AL Quaida, through the media, keep up the suicide bombings, we will help you portray that as our defeat. Another line of talking points - chicken hawks are keeping our boys on the battlefield in 130 degrees making them wear 70 pounds of gear, while they sit in their air conditioned offices. Let's see how often we hear that one repeated.

[Chi-townChief]

I think by "we", Murtha means himself and the other anti-American rats in congress and the media. They and Murtha have become the enemy of the United States.

[bilhosty]

Jim Leach is probably the most liberal Republian in the house. Ron Paul is goof ball, Why does he get renominated down there? I don't understand Jimmy Duncan.

[jazusamo]

Hah! You're exactly right, it was definitely hell week for them and I don't think it's over yet. If the crackdown continues throughout Baghdad by Maliki and our troops and more of the lies are exposed about the crucifying of the Haditha Marines the Dems are in for more of it.

[Cobra64]

How can she stand there and lie like that is beyond me.

That's what Democrats do. Anything they hope and want to be true, they belive is true, and tell it to the sheeple; and the dumb-asses accept it as gospel because this one said it:

[SIDENET]

Jeez, the pic of that mummified-looking face gives me the creeps.

[Chode]

HA ha...
and the RATS take another one in the...

[Rome2000]

I guess she is saying Saddam Hussein isn't a terrorist.

In fact I would like her and her fellow travelers to answer a simple question, "Is Saddam Hussein a terrorist?" especially since he is soon to be convicted and executed.

[Rome2000]

And of course when MSM interviews her, they would never bring up the documents, and ask her how can she make those claims

Reagan bypassed the socialist press and went directly to the people. Bush could call a press confernece and call her and Murtha liars who are hurting the war effort.

The Administration does nothing in response to the democrats "Big Lie".

Sad

[Izzy Dunne]

f0r sure ab0ut the m0r0n part.

You type like that, and you call HIM a moron?

[JPJones]

She looks like that Heaven's Gate guy.

[Paladin2]

Yep.

[John Lenin]

That picture is scary. Hide the kids !

[proud_yank]

The great thing about being a liberal is that history always starts this morning. (Paraphrasing Ann Coulter)

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

(Be a citizen worth living for, in a Nation worth dying for...)


AWESOME tagline! AMEN.


Lyman

[maine-iac7]

This woman either has a bad plastic surgeon or a an acute thyroid problem...block off the lower half of her face and look just at the eyes. It's scary to think she's in such a position of power...

[maine-iac7]

You posted to Paladin2:

You type like that, and you call HIM a moron?

calm down - methinks it's not from ignorance - but what about you?

[Fudd Fan]

"Murtha: "we are the enemy"

Well he's on the right track, HE is the enemy.

[Enterprise]

That IS a great tag line!

My response to the dorkacrats is that I don't want to hear a bunch of chicken sh.ts squawking about chicken hawks.

[Atchafalaya]

WHOA, DAMN, next time preface a similar comment with a warning.