Posted on 03/03/2010 9:02:05 AM PST by grace522
Rumors have surfaced that Pennsylvania Democrats are in favor of naming the iconic Philadelphia Navy Shipyard after the recently-deceased Congressman Jack Murtha.
I have just one question for those who favor of such a preposterous idea:
“Hi. I’m Earth. Have we met?”
On what planet are these people living?.....
....But he inexcusably crossed the line when he accused U.S. Marines of war crimes, referring to them as “murderers” engaged in “cold blooded” killing after an incident in the Iraqi town of Haditha....
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This is a barfer.
If they rename it the “John Murtha Shipyard” you will only be allowed to say it while holding your tongue with your fingers.
Um...it is a decommissioned Shipyard & Base. There really isn’t anything left to name for anyone.
Maybe they could call the Reserve Basin the Murtha Muck since the EPA testing a few years ago was not exactly full of good news.
Master Chief Duntno just turned over in his grave...probably weeping, probably a first, for this country.
Unbelievable anyone would consider this.
Much like naming a bank chain Butch and Sundance banks.
Ironic, given his campaign *against* the Marines and the fact that he died because a Navy doctor slit his gut
They should name just the rear entrance after him...
How about the Murtha toilet? To be used for people who are big ass*oles!
The Jack Murtha Basin of Old Rusting Hulks.
My thoughts exactly...Philly is the birthplace of the Marine Corps...Home of Tun Tavern...The Base had Tun Tavern II when I was there....If anything, name one of the urinals in the Tavern, Murtha’s Pisser....
Name a waste treatment plant after the SOB, but not anything associated with our military and men or honor.
Maybe they should name a pork processing plant after the good Congressman.
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was closed as part of the 1991 BRAC. Much of the former shipyard has been taken over by private industry.
Funny you should suggest that since there just happens to be one right by the shipyard.
Murtha was an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps. After the Democrats took control of the House in 2006, Murtha espoused withdrawing from Iraq and deploying forces “over the horizon” (commonly thought to mean the Philippines) from which they would respond when needed.
Most commentators focused on the long time it would take to mount a mission to Iraq from the Philippines, and they ignored a more important problem with this change.
In a counter-insurgency, it is vital to have local intelligence. One needs to know who the bad guys are, where they live, and what they plan to do. The best way to obtain this information is from the local populace. However, the local populace will not provide this information unless they are convinced that you will stick around and protect them from retaliation.
If you are deployed over the horizon so that your mode of operation is to sweep in, perform your mission, and then return to your Philippine base, the local populace will quickly recognize that they have been abandoned to retaliation from the bad guys. They will cease to co-operate with you.
This flaw with the “deploy over the horizon” strategy is obvious, and an intelligence officer quickly recognizes that it will, not might, will fail. From his training, Murtha had to know that the strategy which he was espousing could not work. He was advocating a strategy which he knew would result in the defeat of his country.
What do you call a citizen of the USA who advocates a policy which he knows will result in the defeat of the Republic?
Treasonous?
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