More Iraq tremors, look out for the aftershocks.

Yesterday Chuck Hagel attacked the Bush administration's attack on Democrats. Today Darth Cheney's attack sent hawkish, 37 year Marine veteran, Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), over the edge.
Pro-Defense Democrat Calls for Immediate Troop Withdrawal

Saying that the future of the nation and the U.S. military are at risk, an influential Democratic congressman known for his pro-defense stands called today for the immediate withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.

Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), who served 37 years in the Marine Corps, said he was introducing a bill today to start an "immediate redeployment" of U.S. troops out of Iraq, to be completed within six months. He also called for the creation of a "quick-reaction force" in the region to deal with emergencies.

"The war in Iraq is not going as advertised," Murtha, 73, said in a Capitol Hill news conference. "It's a flawed policy wrapped in illusion."

And on the Re publican's criticism:

Asked about Republican criticism that Democrats are promoting a "cut-and-run" strategy, Murtha said that "this war has been so mishandled from the very start" and that "80 percent of the Iraqis want us out of there."

U.S. troops "don't deserve to continue to suffer," he said. "We're the targets. We're uniting the enemy against us. And there's terrorism all over the world that there wasn't before we went into Iraq."

If this is just a tremor the Bush administration should be looking out for the aftershocks. This is an example of pro war folks recognizing that the Bush administration has fucked Iraq up so much that there is no way anything can be salvaged. Hawks are much better at ending wars than peaceniks are.

Update
I just heard that Murtha is close to the "real" military people at the Pentagon. Could it be he is passing on a message from them?


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