Murtha: “Everything I’ve said has been
right” about Iraq
IPW PAC Chairman Roger Hughes: NOT!
[EDITORIAL NOTE: Roger Hughes is the chairman of
Iowa Presidential Watch PAC, which his working in cooperation with
CAPT Larry Bailey (retired) and the Boot Murtha project.]
At his press conference Wednesday, Congressman John Murtha proclaimed,
"Everything I've said has been right" on the war in Iraq. But, has it?
Not by a long shot.
Citing evidence provided by IPW PAC Chairman Roger Hughes, Cyber News
Service dismantles Murtha’s claim to accuracy in its
online article written by CNSNews.com writer-editor Randy
Hall.
[EXCERPTS:]
However, Roger Hughes, a representative for the "Boot Murtha" project
seeking to turn the 16-term incumbent out of office, told Cybercast
News Service that the congressman "has gone above his pay grade" when
it comes to the war in Iraq.
Hughes noted that Murtha claimed during the
Jan. 15, 2006, edition of "60 Minutes" that "the vast majority" of
American troops would be out of Iraq "by the end of the year."
By the time the congressman appeared on "Meet the Press" on
June 11, Murtha's prediction had changed so that he expected "a
significant troop withdrawal" from Iraq before the mid-term elections
in November.
Then on Aug. 23, Murtha responded to the announcement of a recall of
Marines with his usual criticism of the war effort. "Bringing these
Marines back to active duty after their tour of service was complete
shows we are unable to recruit the necessary volunteers to maintain
troop levels in our armed forces," he said.
Two days later, Murtha's Republican opponent Diana Irey stated:
"Nothing could be further from the truth" and
quoted Department of Defense statistics showing that "each of the
four services is meeting or surpassing their recruiting goals, on both
a monthly and an annual basis."
Hughes said that other examples of Murtha's "lack of memory or
accuracy" can be found at
the group's website.
"Anybody who says that we should redeploy to Okinawa has gone above
his pay grade in terms of knowing how to conduct this war," Hughes
added, noting that most experts believe Iraq will become a breeding
ground for terrorists if American troops pull out too quickly -- "but
obviously, Murtha doesn't."
"Because we're there, neighboring countries like Syria and Iran aren't
invading Iraq," he said, "and we know how far those nations are going
in supporting terrorists in their states and furthering terror in the
world."
Hughes also disagreed with Murtha's assertion that diplomacy and
politics are the solution to the problems in Iraq.
The congressman "just doesn't get the fact that there aren't enough
words in the universe or throughout history and time to cause these
people not to be our enemies," he said.
"This is not an isolated place in one spot in the world that we're
battling," Hughes added. "This fight, this war on terrorism, is
against a radical sect of Islam that believes all of the world and all
its civilizations need to be brought under Islam by the sword.
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"And Murtha doesn't seem to get it," Hughes said.
>>>read entire CNSNews.com article here
The Hill reports:
Congress not conned by Murtha!
Venerable publication, "The Hill" reports military turncoat John
Murtha's campaign for House Majority Leader is crumbling. Murtha's
flamboyant abuse of our service personnel to gain political points
with left wingers is backfiring.
[EXCERPT]
Liberal House Democrats are not lining up behind Rep. Jack Murtha’s
(D-Pa.) leadership candidacy in the numbers he had hoped despite his
outspoken stance against the Iraq war.
Murtha’s failure to line up staunch opponents of the war could
prove a blow to his hope of denying the majority leadership to
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) in the event of a Democratic takeover
of the House in the 110th Congress.
[read entire article from The Hill]
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