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November 22, 2005
"Hawk" Murtha Has Advocated Surrender Before
Dhimmicratic Congressman Jack Murtha, inaccurately portrayed by the MSM as a hawk, broke out of obscurity recently by calling for an immediate unconditional surrender to al-Qaeda in Iraq. Because he served in the military, no one is allowed to call him a coward, despite the fact that he did not have the fortitude even to vote in favor of his own call for immediate withdrawal. Now it comes to light that this isn't the first time Murtha has urged his nation to cut and run in the face of terrorists.
NewsMax reports:
After terrorists attacked U.S. troops in Mogadishu, Somalia 12 years ago, anti-Iraq war Democrat, Rep. John Murtha urged then-President Clinton to begin a complete pullout of U.S. troops from the region.
"Our welcome has been worn out," Murtha announced on the "Today" show in September of 1993. Two weeks later, after the Black Hawk Down tragedy, Murtha visited American forces in Somalia and came back to announce that the incident had devastated our troops' morale. He advocated an immediate pullout, proclaiming, "There's no military solution."
Regrettably we then had the sort of president who listen to a defeatist fool like Murtha. The results have been disastrous — and not only for the unlucky residents of Somalia. Our tail-between-the-legs "redeployment" was a tipping point in the escalation of al-Qaeda violence that soon led to 9/11. To quote Osama bin Laden from a 1998 interview with John Miller of ABC:
Our people realize[d] more than before that the American soldier is a paper tiger that run[s] in defeat after a few blows. America forgot all about the hoopla and media propaganda and left dragging their corpses and their shameful defeat.
Following Murtha's advice now will certainly benefit al-Qaeda by reinforcing this perception — though of course the problem is not that the American soldier is a paper tiger, but that he has to fight with liberals' knives sticking out of his back.
Hat tip: Wiggins
Posted by Van Helsing at November 22, 2005 6:31 PM
Comments
The MSM gives him credit for 30 plus years of service. I think he served 6 on ACTIVE duty. He is a cut and run democrat why mince words.
Posted by: Jimmy K. at November 22, 2005 10:46 PM
Murtha was behind the Somalia withdrawal??? I've been wanting to invoke an Alamo-style slogan with "Remember Somalia", when these knucklehead dhimmicrats want us to cut and run in Iraq. After we left Somalia, the people there have never had it worse. Now, it turns out it's the same guy that got us to quit Somalia that's trying to do the same thing in Iraq. Refer to your quote of Abe Lincoln in your next article: "Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are sabateurs, and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged."
Posted by: the paperboy at November 23, 2005 2:38 PM
Hmmm, let's see here; we lost Vietnam when the government lost the will to fight, and the Dhimmicrats turned that into a political victory with the election of Jimmah. We lost Somalia for the same reason, and the Dhimmis turned that into a victory when Bubba got reelected. I guess they figure if they can turn Iraq into a loss, it'll make for a victory in '08. It seems the Dhimmis only win when America loses. It also seems that they've figured this out, and are trying as hard as they can to make us lose. They are all traitors and should be shot.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at November 23, 2005 6:39 PM
Looks like W's getting ready to "cut and run."
He's announcing a big withdrawal on Wednesday, 11/30. Also wants to turn our US Air Force over to Iraqi commanders on the ground. Hope someone in the USAF talks some sense into him before then.
That's the problem of a President who governs by polls like W does.
Posted by: Ronald Reagan at November 28, 2005 2:00 PM
