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I'll step aside and allow "Sean Linnane" (a retired Special Forces serviceman aka "STORMBRINGER") to speak:

JOHN "JACK" MURTHA, June 17, 1932 - February 8, 2010

Colonel, USMC

US Congressman

DEFEATIST LIBERAL DOUCHEBAG

Somewhere Something went Horribly Wrong

In 2006 Murtha's criticism of the Iraq war morphed into emotional accusations when he exclaimed Marines murdered Iraqi civilians "in cold blood" at Haditha, Iraq, after one Marine died and two were wounded by a roadside bomb. On December 21, 2006, eight Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines were charged in connection with the incident.

Murtha unfairly held the Marines responsible before an investigation was concluded and fueled enemy retaliation. Latching onto defeatist liberal sentiments of the day, Murtha said the war couldn't be won militarily and such incidents dimmed the prospect for a political solution.

"This is the kind of war you have to win the hearts and minds of the people," Murtha said. "And we're set back every time something like this happens." Murtha's strident accusations against the Haditha Marines helped the Democrats gain a majority in the House of Representatives.

Go read the rest.

I've previously posted on John Murtha; I created that SURRENDER pshop just for him. It's been very well received, thankyouverymuch.

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