Only a coward looking for an easy way out would ever say such a thing.
That, or a pandering politician looking to aggrandize his whithered career at the expense of the nation he supposedly serves.
Posted on 12/07/2005 11:17:21 AM PST by WebTalk
LATROBE, Pa. - Most U.S. troops will leave Iraq within a year because the Army is "broken, worn out" and "living hand to mouth," Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record) told a civic group.
Two weeks ago, Murtha created a storm of comment when he called for U.S. troops to leave Iraq now. The Democratic congressman spoke to a group of community and business leaders in Latrobe on Wednesday, the same day President Bush said troops would be withdrawn when they've achieved victory, not under an artificial deadline set by politicians.
Murtha predicted most troops will be out of Iraq within a year.
"I predict he'll make it look like we're staying the course," Murtha said, referring to Bush. "Staying the course is not a policy."
Murtha, 73, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, expressed pessimism about Iraq's stability and said the Iraqis know who the insurgents are, but don't always share that information with U.S. troops. He said a civil war is likely because of ongoing factionalism among Sunni Arabs, and Kurds and Shiites.
He also said he was wrong to vote to support the war.
"I admit I made a mistake when I voted for war," Murtha said. "I'm looking at the future of the United States military."
Murtha, a decorated Vietnam war veteran, said the Pennsylvania National Guard is "stretched so thin" that it won't be able to send fully equipped units to Iraq next year. Murtha predicted it will cost $50 billion to upgrade military equipment nationwide, but says the federal government is already reducing future purchases to save money.
Murtha, who represents a western Pennsylvania district that includes Latrobe, was first elected to Congress in 1974.
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Traitor, pure and simple. Just about every word he says is a bald faced lie. "Broken"... "Worn out"...
Murtha Is 'Broken, Worn Out'
the only thing that is "broken, worn out" is Jack Murtha!
Point, Game, Set, Match!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Only a coward looking for an easy way out would ever say such a thing.
That, or a pandering politician looking to aggrandize his whithered career at the expense of the nation he supposedly serves.
I wish his mouth would wear out and give the men & women in Iraq a break.
Murtha is the Democrat's Duke Cunningham - the "hero" who's a factotum of the defense industry. Money spent on extended service for personnel is money lost to the military industrial complex. His act is lobbying for his contributors with the cover of left-wing rhetoric.
Now is it okay to question this traitor's patriotism?
The only military folk that it is possible to criticize are Republicans, and those who are in active duty. You know the ones that according to JFK III are terrorizing civilians in Iraq as we speak.
Murtha receives his commitment papers.
That's an insult to Manatees
You are right.
I'm sorry.
The manatee is not wearing a loaded diaper.
Last I heard, troops over there got to eat food for thanksgiving that they've never had before while deployed:
Steak, Lobster, shrimp, turkey, roasts, etc.
He's got those yellowstain blues
those silly yellowstain blues
when someone fires a shot
it's always there he is not
He's got those yellowstain blues
the old yellowstain blues
those yellowstain blues.
Translation: "The Army is defeated."Only in a universe where a nation of hundreds of millions of people cannot sustain a few thousand casualties and still prevail, and in which this great nation will not provide resupply.
Only, that is, in a Democratic universe . . .
To all the gloom and duumers who should be logging on right about now. KingFlorez, Debau2005 , benburch, EOO, Boo_Radley. Maybe you guys could start an army to fight us? Though i dought any of you hippie types would make it through bootcamp either. tx_dem41 is about the only one same in the bunch that i can tell but you will probably ban him, LOL. But then two can play at that game. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2297416
Jimmy Carter says a lot of our troops will never leave.
No, he doesn't mean they will grow old and die in Iraq, just that we will keep a major presence their for years.
If we can't maintain a low-level conflict with a couple hundred thousand troops over a 3-year period without "wearing out" our army, we are in sad shape. Of course, we CAN, and Murtha is wrong.
You're right...Perhaps we should have had a readiness standown to rebuild the force after 8 Clinton defense budgets. If only his brass hadn't told us they could fight an extended two theater war.
OH THE HUGH MANATEE!!!
(it depends what the word "is" means)... he he he
huh?????????
Murtha is starting to look like another decorated person of years ago........Benedict Arnold!~!!!!!!
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