John Murtha just
appeared with Chris Matthews on Hardball, and said so many
things that are factually incorrect, reckless and - I'm sorry to
say - irresponsible, I hereby refuse to defend the man further.
Just because you are a war hero doesn't permanently immunize you
from on-target criticism. Just ask Tail Gunner Joe
McCarthy.
Among the whoppers
Murtha was peddling are that: (1) all Iraqi troops are
at the lowest readiness rating; (2) Iraqi troops work only three
out of four weeks; (3) there was no terrorism in Iraq before we
went in (news to Abu Nidal, who headquartered in Baghdad for
years); (4) Iraqis won't tell us where the insurgents are (Pentagon
sources say Iraqi cooperation and intelligence given our troops by
Iraqi civilians is very good and growing daily); and (5) the tired
old argument that we didn't go into Iraq with enough troops to
win.
It is a shame to see a
man who has been so thoughtful and so honest in the past lose his
compass and fall in with the nitwits who dominate his party. With
Jack Murtha's turn, the Dems have…who? Offhand,
I can't think of a single one who has any credibility left on war
and national security. Or much of anything
else.
[The anti-Murtha resolution is on hold, the House on recess 'till later tonight when they may take it up again. I'm still hoping for a good old-fashioned punchfest. Once again, one must wonder how much better would we be had dueling not been outlawed.]
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