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Rep. John Murtha Assails Sen. Hillary Clinton on Iraq Vote
NewsMax ^ | 31 August 2006

Posted on 08/30/2006 9:21:00 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher

The congressman who is demanding an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq has criticized fellow high-profile Democrat, Senator Hillary Clinton, for failing to back his stand.

Interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said he was unhappy with Clinton's failure to support his resolution calling for withdrawal.

Asked by Goodman if he was disappointed with Clinton's position, Murtha replied: "Yeah, I’m disappointed. I’m not sure why that’s happened. She talked to me after I made my statement, and I see she's finally calling for Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation. And I think - I don't know what the reason she’s decided not to endorse my position, but we're spending $8 billion a month, $11 million an hour, and there’s so many things we could do. We cannot solve these other domestic problems without redeploying. And with 130,000 troops there for three-and-a-half years, the incidents are getting worse.

When Goodman asked what message he would have for Clinton, Murtha said: "Well, I think she has to look at this very carefully and decide. I think she ought to be out more in front. She's a leader in this country. She's a leading Democratic nominee, and I think she has to look at what I’ve been saying."

Murtha added: "I believe we should redeploy responsibly as quickly as possible. I feel very strongly we can't desert Iraq, but we have to find a way to reduce our presence. We’ve actually become the enemy in some cases. When you look at what's happened with our troops occupying the country when they said we’d be liberators, some of the military things that we have to do as military and some of the enemies we’ve made, we really lost ground."

Murtha said the Bush administration's plans to "stay the course" in Iraq do little to decrease violence in that region.

"The incidents are increasing, rather than decreasing," Murtha said. "We’ve got 130,000 troops, and we're spending $8 billion a month, and we need to reduce our presence and let the Iraqis take over."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hitlery; iraq; maddogmurtha; mrsbj; traitors; witchofwashington; withdrawal; wot
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Now, children, play nice!
1 posted on 08/30/2006 9:21:02 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
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That dumb pig is liable to get his corpse found in Ft. Marcy Park.


2 posted on 08/30/2006 9:22:44 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Aussie Dasher

This is all part of the plan to make Hillary look moderate. Murtha is just reading his lines in the faxed Hillary! script..


3 posted on 08/30/2006 9:23:10 PM PDT by cardinal4 (America, despite the usual suspects, stands firmly with Israel..)
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To: Aussie Dasher

Looks like the Murtha family better make sure the burial plot is paid for.


4 posted on 08/30/2006 9:23:17 PM PDT by DakotaGator
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To: Aussie Dasher

Some species eat their own kind. Duckheadrats are that species.


5 posted on 08/30/2006 9:24:05 PM PDT by shankbear
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To: cardinal4

This is all part of the plan to make Hillary look moderate. Murtha is just reading his lines in the faxed Hillary! script..
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I agree -- anyone who does not think those FBI files are still not worth more than Fort Knox, think again. The Klintoons are still running things in many ways -- bank on it. That treasonous moron Murtha is just a Hitlery shill --- he wants a high seat in the Congress and he is playing every far-left, anti-American card he can find....bank on that too.


6 posted on 08/30/2006 9:25:50 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Demorats eating their own,beautiful


7 posted on 08/30/2006 9:26:24 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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I'll never understand it if Irey can't beat the likes of Murtha. If that happens, I can come to no other conclusion than something is seriously wrong with Pennsylvania 12th district voters.
8 posted on 08/30/2006 9:26:53 PM PDT by Condor 63
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To: EagleUSA

Verrrrry interesting. Head approaching nail.


9 posted on 08/30/2006 9:27:01 PM PDT by shankbear
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"we're spending $8 billion a month, $11 million an hour, and there’s so many things we could do. We cannot solve these other domestic problems without redeploying.

Oh, great idea - let's forget about terrorism and instead invest in universal daycare centers. These "either guns or butter" types don't think we can do both. What an idiot.

10 posted on 08/30/2006 9:28:05 PM PDT by hsalaw
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That dumb pig is liable to get his corpse found in Ft. Marcy Park.">


11 posted on 08/30/2006 9:29:46 PM PDT by tflabo (Take authority that's ours)
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"And I think - I don't know what the reason she’s decided not to endorse my position, but we're spending $8 billion a month, $11 million an hour, and there’s so many things we could do. "

....like arranging more kickbacks to Murtha's relatives, for example. < /sarc>

12 posted on 08/30/2006 9:29:56 PM PDT by cookcounty (Yes my son is in Iraq yet again.)
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I don't think Murtha has enough smarts to play that game.

But let him keep preaching the cut and run game. most SANE people can see what's wong with that plan. As long as he boxes himself and the others in his group, Kerry, The drunk driving murderer, dipsy doc Howard, Pelosi boxer, etc. into the loony left corner, it serves us well.


13 posted on 08/30/2006 9:31:59 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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Ouch!!!! Clinton bag man, forget the name "suicide", park police investigated. Nothing good seems to happen to those who cross the Klintoons, does it?
14 posted on 08/30/2006 9:32:14 PM PDT by caresistance
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The big mouth Murtha is about to be booted why would she endorse him!
15 posted on 08/30/2006 9:35:57 PM PDT by vigilante2 (Thank You Veterans)
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that cracked me up


16 posted on 08/30/2006 9:37:18 PM PDT by RDTF ("We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us two.” Osama Bin laden)
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When Goodman asked what message he would have for Clinton, Murtha said: "Well, I think she has to look at this very carefully and decide. I think she ought to be out more in front. She's a leader in this country. She's a leading Democratic nominee, and I think she has to look at what I’ve been saying."

Think she'll listen to him??

17 posted on 08/30/2006 9:50:16 PM PDT by Mo1 (Bolton- "No one has explained how you negotiate a ceasefire with terrorists")
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Well, he's history. Dem Rule #1 - Don't dis hills.


18 posted on 08/30/2006 10:06:38 PM PDT by stop_fascism
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To: Aussie Dasher

I still believe that Hillary will not run for president. She is establishing a war chest to fund the one she and bill want in office with the stipulation that they get specific appointments if the one gets elected.


19 posted on 08/30/2006 10:46:44 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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Any day Hitlery gets assailed is a very good day. Have a very nice day everyone.


20 posted on 08/31/2006 3:40:25 AM PDT by Frwy (Eternity without Jesus is a hell-of-a long time.)
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