repost in-part "Murtha: Military can’t win in Iraq
TheTimes~Tribune BY DAVID SINGLETON STAFF WRITER 08/04/2006 SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha came to Northeastern Pennsylvania with a message and a promise.
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An unapologetic lightning rod in the national debate over Iraq, Mr. Murtha used a luncheon fundraiser for Mr. Carney at the Inn at Nichols Village to reiterate his position that President Bush and his backers in Congress mishandled and mischaracterized the war and need to be held accountable.
“I’ve been in this business for 32 years. There is nobody who talks to the military more than I do, and they are all saying the same thing — this war cannot be won militarily,” said Mr. Murtha, who has been calling for a pullout of troops from Iraq since last fall.