Link at end.
"These are the major criteria I would apply to the deployment of U.S. troops:
== The mission should be related to our national security. The mission should be clear and achievable.
== We must know ahead of time the implications of failure and being forced to leave without achieving our objectives (the key question is not how we get out but why we are getting in).
== The force deployed must be large enough to achieve the objectives with minimal casualties.
== Decision makers should be cautious about being overly affected by reports in the media.
== Rules of engagement should be forceful and clear. Congress and our allies should be consulted early and frequently."
those sound like a quitter's version of Cap Weinberger's principles (later modified somewhat by Powell). But notice how in Murtha's rewriting, you're constantly taking the pulse and standing ready to cut and run.
d.o.l.
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