Murtha was one of a reported handful of lawmakers briefed in confidence on the incident by then Marine Commandant Gen. Mike Hagee earlier that month.
For those who think Murtha is just a old fool and a tool of the left, he’s not.
He had been briefed in confidence by Gen. Hagee, I’m sure the General was forthright as possible and asked congressional leaders to wait and see where this all leads.
Murtha purposely broke confidence to make political points in total disregard to the safety and well being of our troops over there.
At minimum he should resign and beg apologies
He’s a pos
Murtha’s no fool and no tool. He got on the anti-war bandwagon in October of 2005. He deliberately set out to make himself an anti-war darling to immunize himself from investigation over his decades worth of now well-known defence misappropriations.
He had to live the quiet life as a back-bencher for 25 years after barely escaping with his hide after ABSCAM. Ever since then and especially since the dem takeover in ‘06 he’s been letting rip with his long-suppressed ambitions. He did recently contest with Pelosi for the speakership.
It's in pdf format. Take some time reading pages 8 and 9. Also remember, murtha made his first public comment slandering the Marines on May 17, 2006. On May 19th he's claiming Time magazine as his source and saying military sources are irrelevent.