Posted on 06/19/2006 5:47:41 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Rep. John P. Murtha says Democrats are uniting around his call to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. The Pennsylvania Democrat's plan was echoed yesterday by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, widely considered one of her party's leading voices on national security.
"Two-thirds of the Democrats agree with my position now," Mr. Murtha told NBC's "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert. "Every place I go, people understand what I'm saying. The public has been way ahead."
Mrs. Feinstein, appearing on CNN's "Late Edition," said the Iraq mission has taken too long.
"I don't know why we are so afraid to stand up and say, look, we want to see an end to this thing. ... Three years and three months into a mission that was supposed to take 30 or 40 days -- that isn't cutting and running," she said.
Although the House passed a resolution in support of the Iraq war last week, Mr. Murtha said the 150 Democratic and three Republican votes against the resolution were evidence of a change.
"A year ago, it would have been a lot less than that. Six months ago, it would have been a lot less than that."
However, Mr. Murtha and Mrs. Feinstein were reluctant to use the word "withdrawal" in outlining their plan. Senators are debating the war this week, but last week voted 93-6 to reject a proposal by Massachusetts Democrat Sen. John Kerry, which Republicans forced to the floor over Mr. Kerry's objections, that called for a complete withdrawal by the end of this year.
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This explains why they are the minority party and also why they're in for a huge disappointment in November.
Ouch!!!
How does that translate into real Americans you douscheous-bagus? Go Irey!!!!!
Ouch!!!
Ouch!!! And one extra for good measure!!
Good Lord that's pathetic.
[Rep. John P. Murtha says Democrats are uniting around his call to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.]
Murtha is living in la la land. Diana Irey is going to put him where he belongs in November by retiring him.
http://www.irey.com/
Murtha is working for a VP shot and he is willing to put our troops in harm's way to get the job.
By making the statements he does, he gives the enemy strength to hold on to the fight.
On it goes ping.....
ROFL...Agreed!
The Jersey girls still back him, so he can't be challenged.
Where the F@#% did she pull this from????
This explains why they are the minority party and also why they're in for a huge disappointment in November.
Your post was SO good, I HAD to re-post it!
oh, if he really had the guts he'd demand to cut off the funding of the war ... pansy
"Three years and three months into a mission that was supposed to take 30 or 40 days -- that isn't cutting and running," she said.
Where the F@#% did she pull this from????"
My thoughts exactly ... where did this number come from? I NEVER heard Bush or Rummy or ANYONE say that this operation would only take 30-40 days and the troops would be home.
Where is the Washington Times follow up to this little fairy tale? This should have been questioned in the next sentence of the story.
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