But Duncan Hunter, D-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who got all the briefings on the matter Murtha got, says the "in cold blood" allegations by Murtha are all wet.
So Murtha's "cold blood" murder was not confirmed by the briefing, according to Duncan Hunter. Why am I not suprised
Not to mention that I understand they have "tapes" of radio communications of the event. And a UAV was overhead. Let the investigation take place. If court martials are in order, let the military do its thing and the American media and politicians should keep their mouths shut.
Courst that won't happen.
Lt. Pantano and Marines such as those at Haditha face a death sentence every day in a war with an enemy that obeys no rules. They are heroes, not war criminals. Yet there are some who think their reward for putting their lives on the line for their country and doing their duty to the best of their ability should be a murder charge, just because they don't like the policy that put them there.
There's one thing these men are that many in the media and Congress are not — and it is shown in the Marine motto. Semper fi.
But the terrorists already have their propaganda victory. Al Jazeera can headline: "US Congressman Confirms Marines Guilty of Murder". That's all they need, and Murtha just gave it to them. Nice work once again liberals.
If you believe in the ends, you're not gonna have as much problem with the means as those who don't believe in the ends. It's that simple.
For all the angst one can conjure over Dresden or Nagasaki, it means nothing to the overall outcome if you agree with that outcome. Same in Korea. Same at My Lai. Same in Iraq. This is not to say that these Marines were not justified. I'm speaking of those who assume differently: they do it because they're trying to invalidate the War itself. Nothing more, nothing less.
Is this an honest Dem?????
How is a Dem the chairmen of any comittee?
It is the military's job to investigate, conduct a hearing and punish the Marines if wrongdoing is found. It's not the job of some lardass, anti-American Congressman with a big mouth. Fat Jack Murtha needs to stick to sniffing the chairs in Nancy Pelosi's office.
an Iraqi civil rights group claims the Marines then barged into nearby houses, throwing grenades and shooting civilians randomly as they cowered in fear.
How did I miss this part of the story........I'll take the word of a Marine over an Iraqi anyday of the week...
I may get banned for this, but here goes...
I hope Murtha catches a terrorist bullet, the sack of shit treasonous bastard.
ABC....AMERICA BITES COMMRADS
I saw tonight were ABC jumped all over this on the late news....insuating those NAZI G.I's...GO TO HELL ABC!
This is the reason we must not allow the Democrats to take over Congress. The Liberals are crazy and eager to jump to conclusions. We must arm ourselves and prepare to do battle anyway we can. These people are outright crazy!