Posted on 11/20/2005 10:03:23 AM PST by Kitten Festival
The prize for the most dramatic oratory in the United States Congress in the new millennium goes to fledgling Representative Jean Schmidt. In the midst of debate over whether the House of Representatives should vote on a resolution endorsing immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq she conveyed a message she had received from an active duty Marine colonel, to Representative Jack Murtha. Murtha, a decorated Marine veteran, inspired the debate earlier this week by calling for withdrawal from Iraq.
Representative Smiths message quoting the colonel was simple: Cowards cut and run, Marines never do. [snip] When people engage in debate within the boundaries of legitimate disagreement they should be respectful. But we need to maintain those boundaries.
Jack Murthas call for immediate disengagement took him far outside the boundaries of legitimate disagreement. He has never been able to articulate any plausible basis for his position on Iraq. There is a simple reason for that. There isnt one.
Reasonable people cannot differ about whether or not the United States should press forward with our war against the terror masters. For the time being Iraq is inevitably the principal front in that war. A congressman who tries to duck his share of the responsibility for prosecuting that war is displaying moral cowardice. Any American who recommends retreat is injuring his own country and calling his own patriotism into question.
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Nice try troll. Just remember liars never win in the end. Bye.
I was willing to give Murtha the benefit of the doubt. I disagree with him, and think him misguided, but it seemed he was speaking from his true beliefs and has our soldiers in mind.
Then.. I heard him on Tim Russert today, he opened with a crack about Bush not being able to open the door (after his press briefing in China). Gotta say, it told me that this "honorable principled man" that everyone is defending is not above taking cheap shots and perhaps isn't so classy after all.
I don't brand him a traitor, but I don't think he deserves a free pass to say anything he wants, either.
There are other forms of bravery beyond that called for in serving your country in the military. Yes, most of agree that he displayed courage in the past in that venue. Now, he is being asked to show courage as a Congressman. I would submit that to go against what you should know is right and not stand up to the party of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, et al, could be defined as cowardice.
Perhaps because I believe that the future of our Great Republic depends on the political participation of a well informed citizenry, NOT the flag-waving mantra-chanting of a bunch of pissant partisan lemmings.
Oh, and please spare us the snide retort... it's too predictable.
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On the other hand, Young supports our continued presence in Iraq until the mission is accomplished.
Warriors are also not exempt from extortion. Someone has something on Murtha, which isn't surprising.
Murtha is a coward, traitor, liar, and corrupt politician. He should be run out of the Congress.
Sorry, he's a Traitor.
Treason in our constitution is defined thusly.
"PX" means Post Exchange, or the "General Store" of an army post. "BX" is usually "Base Exchange" and is used by the Navy and Marine Corps. Within a Post Exchange is a military "boutique " that carries an extent of military uniform personal items from boot laces to sets of collar stars for a general officer. There are also available for purchases the various ribbons and medals that a serviceman is likely to accumulate during his time in service.
One can't buy a Medal of Honor, but just about every other medal is available to be purchased by anyone. It's not a violation of regulations to possess a medal not earned, but it is a violation to wear a medal not earned. Some individuals with lackluster military records would buy medals that they did not earn, or were entitled to wear, at the PX and wear them home on leave or separation. Hence, "PX heroes". The euphemism has since been applied to those who wear medals of suspicious circumstance. John Kerry's Purple Hearts, though authorized, are considered by many to be those of a "PX Hero".
Murtha has suspicious Purple Hearts and, as you state, many other medals have been handed out for next to nothing. The Vietnam War has a particularly unseemly history of an officer corps of bemedaled mediocrities and an army of under-decorated veterans and posthumously undecorated genuine heroes.
I used to be a Democrat, and I am stunned as to how low and depraved the Democrat party has become.
There is just no discourse possible with Klingons. Your world view is so devoid of reality as to make a conversation with you like talking to my cat.
Iraq is not a war but a battle in the war triggered by 9/11.
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