The stab in the Marines’ backs heard ’round the world: “Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood”, said by US Representative John Murtha (D-PA), a US Marine himself.
Congressman John Murtha, like Senators John Kerry and Tom Harkin, is a fraud. He has made himself out to be a friend of the military. Nothing could be further from the truth.
While chairman of the Defense Committee (1991-1994), Murtha oversaw the reduction of military spending. It is also a sad state of affairs that the lobbying firm run by John Murtha’s brother hauled in $20.8 million from the 2004 Defense bill alone because of Murtha’s connection.
Murtha has built gymnasiums and “accomplished” other boondoggles in his district. He then has the audacity to say that our troops are not getting body armor — after he has stolen the very money that would have bought the body armor.
Murtha advanced the now infamous foreign policy of “Cut And Run” during Somalia and Bosnia, and now Iraq. As further evidence of his cowardice Murtha accepted the war protest group Code Pink’s awards – their “Pink Badge of Courage” and pink flowers - for his demand that America immediately cut and run from Iraq.
During a May 17, 2006, press conference Congressman John Murtha claimed Pentagon sources had briefed him about an incident involving a Marine unit in Haditha, Iraq. Of those Marines he said, “…they killed innocent civilians in cold blood.” Murtha’s ‘cold blooded’ judgment was spoken prior to investigation, charges or trial – unleashing an uproar both in and out of the military. And, as of today, seven of the eight Marines charges with a crime have had their cases dropped.
Murtha lied because it was politically advantageous to do so. He used the Haditha incident to advance his own political career and his policy of Cut And Run. He defamed these innocent Marines to simply advance his own political fortunes. Murtha is a traitor.
An excellent insight from Modern Conservative:
Putting John Murtha in his rightful place.
From the Comments:
- Murtha you should be tried for liying in Public. Oh thats right Democrats can lie. I an ashamed of you(thank God I live in Texas) but I bet you feel no shame. - SFC (RET) Roy Currey
- An absulute traitor. The Congressman is a disgrace to the US Marine Corp and to the state of Pennsylvania. A miserable vermin to the people of this Great Nation. Expell the man from his post. - TSgt (Ret) alvaro vera. USAF
- Murtha is an asshat. The Marines should make him an “ex-marine.” That man isn’t worth spit. - EJ Smith SSG, USA (Ret)
I recommend that the US Marine Corps redeploy Rep. John Murtha outside of the United States and its protection.
John Murtha, Murtha, Cut And Run
