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| Permalink View Article Stats Hawkish Dem Rep. John Murtha (PA) Calls for Immediate Pullout from Iraq, Blasts Cheney & Bush Quicklink submitted by Douglas Drenkow (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
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| 'It is time for a change in direction,' said Rep. John Murtha ... one of Congress' most hawkish Democrats. 'Our military is suffering, the future of our country is at risk. We cannot continue on the present course. It is evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interests of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf region.' ... Murtha, a Marine intelligence officer in Vietnam, angrily shot back at Cheney: 'I like guys who've never been there that criticize us who've been there. I like that. I like guys who got five deferments and never been there and send people to war, and then don't like to hear suggestions about what needs to be done.' Referring to Bush, Murtha added: 'I resent the fact, on Veterans Day, he criticized Democrats for criticizing them.' |
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