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Posted on 07/03/2008 8:04:51 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Congressman Murtha On Iraq War, Barack Obama
Web Extra: Uncut Interview With Congressman John Murtha Reporting
Jon Delano PITTSBURGH (KDKA) When Vietnam War veteran and local Congressman John Murtha, a strong defense advocate, turned against the war in Iraq two years ago, it made national headlines.
Murtha, D-Johnstown, hasn't backed away one step, but today he acknowledges that the war effort is going a bit better - even if it will take a president named Barack Obama to end the war the way Murtha wants.
The war in Iraq is off the front pages as American casualties drop and that brings a candid acknowledgement.
Delano: "Did President Bush's surge policy work?"
Murtha: "Well, I think in the short term it certainly reduced incidents. I'm not sure whether it's because the Iraqis are just worn out, but certainly the way they're doing it today makes a big difference."
Murtha says the tactical change is important but 144,000 troops in Iraq is keeping the U.S. from dealing with Afghanistan.
"But what this has done is constrained us from putting troops into Afghanistan which is starting to go bad. So we got some real big problems facing us and the next president is going have to some real decisions he's going to have to make," he said.
For Murtha it's a no-brainer - get out of Iraq - saying that's what Iraqis want too.
"They don't want us there. They want us out of there. I want us out of there. I think we've done everything we can do militarily," Murtha said.
A supporter of Hillary Clinton, Murtha now backs fellow Democrat Barack Obama over his Vietnam colleague John McCain....
(Excerpt) Read more at kdka.com ...
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LOL!
Murthawi's dementia is progressing rapidly.
If Pennsylvanians in this Murtha congressional district put this bozo back in office we need to salt their fields, and kill all their livestock. /s
Get out while you can!
I haven’t watched it yet but I will, I’ve got grandkids showing up to set off some fireworks.
Don’t know if you saw the thread I just posted on a 9th Circuit ruling on logging but it’s amazing, it’s in Front Page News.
with any luck,
martha will come out and say something really stupid
this year and mess up obama.
VFW stuff for me and the Mrs. tomorrow. I'll be thinking of you, brother.
TRANSLATION: We must abandon the Iraqis, as we have the Cubans, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Somalis and any other struggling ally esiring freedom.
What a piece of slime this person is.
Knowing he once wore the uniform of the U.S. Marines is an embarrassment to the Corps.
When does he issue a public apology on the floor of the House to the Haditha Marines? Just as he condemned them.
Nuff said.
I hear ya FRiend, I hear ya loud and clear.
Me too.
Again, Egg Sucking dog!
Me too, what a asshat.
Me too, what a asshat.
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