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Murtha: Surge is Working
Outside the Beltway ^ | Friday, November 30, 2007 | James Joyner

Posted on 11/30/2007 5:26:41 AM PST by icwhatudo

While many war supporters have been pointing to security improvements in Iraq as evidence that the Surge is working for weeks, the meme got a significant boost yesterday from an unlikely source: Congressman Jack Murtha.

U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing their own security and the Bush administration still must develop an exit strategy.

“I think the ’surge’ is working,” the Democrat said in a videoconference from his Johnstown office, describing the president’s decision to commit more than 20,000 additional combat troops this year. But the Iraqis “have got to take care of themselves.”

(Excerpt) Read more at outsidethebeltway.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 110th; iraq; murtha; surge
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To: icwhatudo

So is Murtha’s not flogging an Okinawa re-deployment anymore?


21 posted on 11/30/2007 5:46:52 AM PST by AU72
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To: icwhatudo

Murtha makes me wonder why we outlawed the practice of dueling. You can’t fix stupid, but some will elect it and inflict it on the rest of us.


22 posted on 11/30/2007 5:46:55 AM PST by GBA ( God Bless America!)
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To: icwhatudo

Great article today in The Weekly Standard that tracks each leftwing congresscritters remarks beginning last fall about Iraq and the Surge failing.


23 posted on 11/30/2007 5:46:57 AM PST by Badeye (Free Willie!)
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To: N. Theknow
Okay. Don't post something like that while I am drinking a coffee.

That was way too funny.

24 posted on 11/30/2007 5:49:35 AM PST by hawkaw
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To: Past Your Eyes

” he warned that ...the Bush administration still must develop an exit strategy. “

Look to thyself, Jackass.


25 posted on 11/30/2007 5:50:26 AM PST by Humble Servant (Keep it simple - do what's right.)
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To: icwhatudo

“I think the surge is working.”

INTERPUTATION: “We have national elections next year and we democrats have to ease up on some of our lying about Iraq.”


26 posted on 11/30/2007 5:51:29 AM PST by Moby Grape
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To: Badeye

Do you have a working link? This should be sent around to Drudge and other outlets. I dearly hope the GOP begins to craft some broadcast pieces to use later on during the election campaign.


29 posted on 11/30/2007 5:54:42 AM PST by astounded (The Democrat Party is a Clear and Present Danger to the USA)
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To: icwhatudo
“I think the ’surge’ is working,” the Democrat said

= :O

30 posted on 11/30/2007 5:56:56 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: MattinNJ

The democrats realize they have been exposed for the shameless hucksters that they are. It should be clear to any thinking human who has access to other information sources than the so-called MSM, that the democrats played politics with Iraq, essentially using US service personnel as pawns, for electoral reasons. I hope they all rot. Murtha especially.

Murtha a Marine? I think not. He’s a traitor who deserves to be run out of Congress. Same thing with that phony “general” from Cali. He and Murtha are of the same level - self before duty and country.


31 posted on 11/30/2007 6:04:06 AM PST by astounded (The Democrat Party is a Clear and Present Danger to the USA)
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To: Long Island Pete
Hey LIP!

Everyone has Got To REMEMBER- Murtha STILL is a Dem Operative so WHATEVER he says contains Wheels within Wheels.

Plus he never really AGREED or came out FOR the Surge and it’s “Found” result(s) -he just USED his proclamation as an EXCUSE to just start up again he denunciation of the War being run by Bush & his admin.

DA

33 posted on 11/30/2007 6:16:19 AM PST by AirBorn
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To: astounded

I get the magazine, thats where I saw it last night. Should be up on TWS’s website this morning, however.

I’m ‘link challenged’ to say the least.


34 posted on 11/30/2007 6:22:51 AM PST by Badeye (Free Willie!)
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To: icwhatudo

This is just the first step for the liberals to take credit for the success in Iraq.


35 posted on 11/30/2007 6:23:45 AM PST by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: icwhatudo

The “war hero” has spoken. What a sack of crap!


36 posted on 11/30/2007 6:25:16 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Thanks Vets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: AirBorn

He said Iraqis need to duplicate that success at the national level, but the central government in Baghdad is “dysfunctional.”
Pointing his fingers in every direction, hoping everyone will forget his earlier remarks!


37 posted on 11/30/2007 6:25:38 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Badeye

Thanks, Bad. I’ll check it out.


38 posted on 11/30/2007 6:27:53 AM PST by astounded (The Democrat Party is a Clear and Present Danger to the USA)
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To: icwhatudo

I hope that Marine SUES Murtha’s pants off!!


39 posted on 11/30/2007 6:29:52 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion: The Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: icwhatudo

The surge is working, after Murtha said it was going to fail, and did everything in his power to see that it did. What a collection of phonies!


40 posted on 11/30/2007 6:30:55 AM PST by popdonnelly (Get Reid. Salazar, and Harkin out of the Senate.)
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