Do I really have to say it?
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Posted on 05/03/2007 8:52:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
(CNSNews.com) - Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) this week criticized Gen. David Petraeus for not meeting with members of Congress during a recent visit to Washington, D.C., to report on the status of operations in Iraq, but not only did the commander of Multinational Force - Iraq meet with hundreds of lawmakers, he personally briefed Murtha himself.
Murtha told MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Tuesday, "They bring Petraeus back - purely political move. Petraeus comes back here. He doesn't talk to any of us. He only talks to the news media and so forth trying to sell this program."
But a senior Defense Department official told Cybercast News Service that Petraeus personally briefed Murtha and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an April 24 phone conference that lasted 20-30 minutes.
The following day, Petraeus conducted two 90-minute, top-secret level operations intelligence briefings for representatives and senators.
The first, to which all members of the House of Representatives had been invited, was attended by 250 congressmen, and the second was attended by 86 senators. After brief opening statements at the two briefings, Petraeus spent the remaining time answering questions from the congressmen in attendance.
"These were two of the most widely attended operations intelligence briefings in recent memory," the Pentagon official said.
The official also disputed Murtha's claim that Petraeus' briefings were a "purely political move."
"Members of the military are inherently non-political. Moreover, General Petraeus was unanimously confirmed by this Senate. He is their man, reporting to them on operations in Iraq. There is nothing political about that," the official said.
Attempts to obtain reaction from Murtha's office Wednesday evening were unsuccessful.
Roll Call reported on April 18 that Pelosi had initially declined the Pentagon's request to arrange a meeting for Petraeus with members of the House.
"According to an administration official, Pelosi and Armed Services Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) initially declined recent requests from the Defense Department to schedule a briefing ... panel aides said they were 'too busy' to schedule a meeting next week, the administration official said. A second attempt to set up a briefing with the Speaker's office was likewise declined," the newspaper reported.
House Minority Leader John Boehner [R-Ohio] criticized Pelosi's reluctance to meet in person with Petraeus.
The Washington Times on April 26 quoted Boehner as saying that Pelosi had met with President Bashar Assad of Syria - designated a state sponsor of terror by the State Department - but that she "somehow can't find the time to meet with the American general in charge of our troops fighting the global war on terror."
Do I really have to say it?
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They just forgot to invite the list titled “Traitors”.
Anyone here surprised the Murtha was caught in yet *another* lie....”Anyone*???....
That's because she wants to make nice with state sponsors of terror, and has no interest in winning, or even prosecuting, a war on terror. She and her comrades can vehemently deny this all they want, but their actions tell us where they stand.
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I’m sure Matthews will call attention to Murtha’s lie on his show tonight. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
If I ruled the world, Murtha would face a MILITARY firing squad by sunset today. This man is a deplorable, lying, rat bastard!
Is murtha a liar or senile? I believe both.
So he talked to the General on April 24...that was 9 days ago. Short-term memory loss is a sign of senility, not that we needed any more signs in Benedict Murtha’s case.
This is beneath disgraceful!! John al-Murtha is a vicious, dishonest demagogue, like so many of his fellow ‘Rats. He is smearing a great general who has more value in his (Petraeus’) little finger than Murtha has in his entire pathetic existence. Murtha is more openly working for US defeat than ever.....
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Folks, you gotta know your audience...if the General really wanted Murtha there, he would gotten word to Murtha that if he (Murtha) attended the meeting, the General would earmark some military pork deal for Murtha’s district. Follow the money.
This despicable senile old boot craps in his pants and drools in his oatmeal. I suggest that Murtha be compelled to be the first living adult stem cell donor.
To quote another great movie: Oh, You must, You must!
That's because she wants to make nice with state sponsors of terror, and has no interest in winning, or even prosecuting, a war on terror. She and her comrades can vehemently deny this all they want, but their actions tell us where they stand.
On of the lunatics in Boston Tea Party
was making a big deal out of that Secretary of State Rice was meeting in Iraq with her counterpart.
Remember: Last Saturday was National Impeachment Day. I believe that this “holiday” should not be limited to those the Code Pink gals with bullhorns want impeached.
IMHO Murtha is a flat out liar ,is suffering from dementia & maybe drinking too much. The man needs to go. A rest home where his mouth can’t do more damage would be fine. Maybe a round room or wherever they put the nuts works too.
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