Posted on 08/09/2007 2:02:38 PM PDT by radar101
LtGen Mattis = A Marine’s Marine.
Semper Fidelis,
fontman
“From ABSCAM, including (but not limited) to...
Our Military being decimated during his tenure as Head of the Defense Committee
King of “EARMARKS”...more than 150 MILLION DOLLARS for 2008!
Proponent of a Draft
His rescue and unmatched support of Code Pink
Martha is under (AGAIN) investigation?
John Martha’s “culture of corruption.”
His constant trading of votes for pork
His bribe cover-up
To having a Democratic director of the VA. bus vets to his (Martha’s)rally
His brother getting $20.8 million as a defense lobbyist
...to his seditious allegations and anti-American positions in a time of war.”
And this is just what the MSM decided to cover/let us know about him. It makes me wonder what we don’t know about Kennedy, Clintons, Reid, Pelosi et al..
Murtha needs to resign; I hope these troops sue Time (I think it was Time Mag that indicted them with their false reporting) and I hope they sue Murtha for slander. I don’t know if a sitting congressman can be sued, but Murtha deserves to be shunned, sued, thown out of congress, and live the rest of his life in total guilt of what he did to these marines.
The democrats and their poodles in the media are disgraceful and disgusting.
Murtha needs to go in disgrace. IMO, any apology by Murtha would be meaningless and a joke. There is no way in this lifetime that Murtha can right the wrong he perpetrated on these brave Marines. Murtha’s conduct was self-serving and damaging to our troops and our country. Murtha disgraced his political office, he disgraced our country, and made a total ass out of himself.
I haven’t been following this as closely as you. Does this mean all the Haditha charges were baloney and all the soldiers are not guilty?
“Murtha needs to apologize”
He needs to resign.
How about impeachment for that.... less than honoroable former Marine?
“Does this mean all the Haditha charges were baloney and all the soldiers are not guilty?”
Hammer meet nail.
Ping
Thank you!
I know, Red, it is so contrived and collaborative that it sickens me.
I remember that bit about the photo showing the poor innocent Iraqi being executed as he was kneeling in prayer. Time had to issue a retraction for that, but it was already out there. And it had already been repeated on several news shows. None of them issued retractions.
Scumbags, all of them.
That’s why we must absolutely NOT give up the fight to expose this fraud for what it is and how the MSM conspired with certain politicos to tarnish our military and weaken American support for the war. It is collusion, pure and simple, and you have illustrated that in your graphics time and again.
Thank you.
I should give a hat tip to Gitmo Sailor for getting me starting on those graphics.
Back on the Diana Irey threads, he said we should do more graphics because they were attention getting.
And a hat tip to ol’ smoothie for tracking down most of these clips and transcripts.
I am but their lowly handmaiden.
Well, major props to you all!
Thank you.
Gitmo and Smooth, two thumbs up for the both of you. :-)
Thank You, Shelayne for helping to make Murtha accountable, he’s a disgrace!
Red - does this mean that the charges the IO recommended instead of the courtmartial for Capt Stone are a “no go”?
When Lt. Gen. Mattis requested that the I.G. look into this case back at the beginning of the year, I would have put my money down on this exact outcome. LtGen Mattis is widely respected by Marines on the ground. They know he’s a leader by old-school standards and that he will protect the Marines in his charge. He’s never been known as a pc type, which makes him even better (if you’re a Marine). The media might not like him, but his subordinates do — and that’s what matters most to him. He’s a fair, straight shooter, and a rarity it seems, since the clinton era.
Regardless, I thank you, Lt. Gen Mattis! My husband respects the heck out of you.
Some of my favorite Mattis moments:
“The first time they [Taliban and Al Qaeda] run into U.S. Marines, I want it to be the most traumatic experience of their miserable lives,” Mattis told his Marines. “I want them to fear us and never want to engage us again.”
“For the missions sake, and the
sake of the men who carried the division’s colors in
past battles - who fought for life and never lost their
nerve - carry out your mission and keep your honor
clean. Demonstrate to the world there is ‘No Better
Friend, No Worse Enemy’ than a U.S. Marine.”
-Major General James N. Mattis
Commanding General, First Marine Division
...my personal favorite...
“I’m not a great general. I was just up against other generals who don’t know shit.”
Major General James Mattis, 1st Marine Division, Iraq 2003
“Apologies wont cut it. Murtha needs to be brought up on charges.”
That’s right and nothing else will do.
>> The experience of combat is difficult to understand intellectually and very difficult to appreciate emotionally.
Do you know from whose perspective Lt. Gen Mattis’ is referring? If it’s meant to be that of the media and politico, then Mattis is being too kind in casting what is outright hostility to the veil of ‘misunderstanding’ and ‘appreciation’. On the other hand, the Military’s exemplary respect and honor of others is no doubt a factor in the words Mattis chose to use.
The reference to ‘detached reflection’ epitomizes the arrogance of those who, from the comfort of the security they’re provided, denigrate, disparage, and second guess the Marines who have but a split second to chose between life and death. The context in cases like Haditha is sorely absent from the dissemination machine operated by the scoundrels and deviants who indulge themselves in the misery of our men and women fighting for our freedom.
[Im not a great general. I was just up against other generals who dont know shit.
Major General James Mattis, 1st Marine Division, Iraq 2003]
That is classic but he underestimates himself! :-)
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