H/T to BlackFive and others.
The democrat leadership of Congress consist primarily of political scum and bottom feeders. Among them are the usual suspects: Pelosi, Reid, Durbin... and Murtha.
Congressman John Murtha is scum.
Although a former Marine, Murtha sold his soul in the name of fringe leftist politics.
He sold out his fellow Marines in an abortive attempt to become House Majority
Leader.
How "distinguished" this despicable buffoon's Vietnam service may be is up for some debate.The primary reason for their ire stems from the congressman's statements in May, 2006, that a squad of Marines who responded to an IED ambush and short firefight in Haditha, Iraq, rampaged through the village, murdering civilians "in cold blood."
Murtha made those comments in the heat of the 2006 congressional mid-term election campaign, in a move some political analysts saw as an attempt to stoke the anti-war vote for a Democratic takeover of the House.
The former Marine and distinguished Vietnam veteran continued his accusations in
follow-up media appearances before an official Pentagon and Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation had been completed.When the dust settled more than two years later, six of the eight Marines and Sailors accused of crimes in the Haditha incident had their cases dismissed, one was found not guilty and the last has been continued indefinitely.
That he sold out his fellow Marines, provided aid and comfort for our enemies, and worked very hard to destroy the lives of some of the finest young men our country can produce, however, is beyond discussion.
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But his actions now should be decried for what they are...John Murtha is partnering with Code Pink seditionists who are demoralizing our wounded soldiers while they recover at Walter Reed Army Medical Center! They are actually trying to get into the hospital (and have gotten in) to meet with our wounded soldiers.
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CodePink are leftist scum, precisely like Murtha.
MURTHA'S ANTI-SURGE PLAN
Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2007 12:05 PM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: Congress, Security
From NBC's Mike Viqueira
Rep. Jack Murtha (D) says that he has figured out a way to stop Bush's so-called troop "surge" before it is completed, while still maintaining Speaker Nancy Pelosi's pledge not to cut off funding for "troops in the field." He tells MoveCongress.org in a Web cast this morning that he plans to attach strings to the president's $100 billion war funding bill that will effectively force the Administration to stall the troop increase.
The provisions he proposes include:
-- prohibiting the Pentagon from sending people back into battle until they have had a year at home after being deployed. He says he has figured out that in order to fulfill the surge requirements, the Defense Department would have to send people back after seven months at home;
-- prohibiting the Pentagon from extending tours;
-- ending the Pentagon's "stop loss" policy;
-- and prohibiting the establishment of permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
He says that the Pentagon would have to "certify" that any units deployed in the future were "combat ready." In addition, Murtha says that he is "considering" adding provisions to close Guantanamo and "bulldoze" Abu Ghraib. If his measures are enacted, he says, "they won't be able to continue, they won't be able to do the deployment." Murtha's defense appropriations subcommittee is the first stop in Congress for the president's $100 billion request for the remainder of this fiscal year. He says that it will be reported out of committee on March 15 and taken up by the House shortly thereafter.
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So, this moron, like Reid ("The war is already lost") did all they could for pure political gain to strengthen our enemies and harm our military for purposes of political expediency. Their politics demanded a sea of American blood be spilled to keep them afloat, and they did all they could to make that happen.
Their words generally, and Murtha's particularly, emboldened and strengthen terrorists and wounded the morale of the very military THESE clowns (and yes, they ALL voted to send troops over to Iraq) sent in the first place.
Instead of Mr. Murtha actually rating the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, he rates our scorn and our pity. But for the Department of the Navy to award this stain on the military ANYTHING besides the Alfred E. Neuman Award for the Non-Jumping of Fire Hydrants is a disgrace and an insult to Service Members and veterans everywhere, and certainly an insult to all past and future recipients of this now worthless "award."
Murtha is one of the few individuals I know that make me ashamed to have worn the uniform. And he rates NOTHING but our contempt.
Murtha Award Sparks Vet Outrage
In one of his last moves before leaving office March 13, then-Navy Secretary Donald Winter quietly awarded 19-term Democratic congressman John Murtha (Pa.) with the service's highest civilian honor.
Citing Murtha's "courageous leadership, vision, and loyalty to the men and women of the Department of the Navy," Winter presented the influential chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's defense panel with the Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award, an honor bestowed in "those extraordinary cases where individuals have demonstrated exceptionally outstanding service of substantial and long term benefit to the Navy, Marine Corps, or the Department of the Navy as a whole," a Murtha release stated.
The award generated little publicity when it was given to Murtha in early March, but as news of the honor trickled out, some veterans groups ignited a firestorm of protest.
Poll: Should the Navy reconsider Murtha’s award
The primary reason for their ire stems from the congressman's statements in May, 2006, that a squad of Marines who responded to an IED ambush and short firefight in Haditha, Iraq, rampaged through the village, murdering civilians "in cold blood."
Murtha made those comments in the heat of the 2006 congressional mid-term election campaign, in a move some political analysts saw as an attempt to stoke the anti-war vote for a Democratic takeover of the House. The former Marine and distinguished Vietnam veteran continued his accusations in follow-up media appearances before an official Pentagon and Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation had been completed.
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