hey kristinn, do you know when Murtha made his first "pull the troops" speech? I would like to see a list of all the accomplishments since then, things which would not have happened if we listened to Murtha when he started spouting. The big one that comes to mind is "Zarqawi is dead".
Irey could also use this info in her debates with this clown.
November 18, 2005 he said:
"Our troops have become the primary target of the insurgency," Murtha said in a Capitol news conference that left him in tears. Islamic insurgents "are united against U.S. forces, and we have become a catalyst for violence," he said. ". . . It's time to bring them home."
Murtha -- November 18, 2005
However, earlier that same year, he said:
"A premature withdrawal of our troops based on a political timetable could rapidly devolve into a civil war which would leave America’s foreign policy in disarray as countries question not only America’s judgment but also its perseverance."
John Murtha -- early 2005