John Murtha has made himself vulnerable in his own district and the Vets For Freedom are exploiting that breech as I’ve mentioned a few times this week. They’re also targeting Murtha’s partner in Pennsylvania, Patrick Murphy.<\/p>\n
Pete Hegseth writes in National Review Online<\/a>;<\/p>\n As my friend David Bellavia, co-founder and vice-chairman of Vets for Freedom always says, \u201cdon\u2019t use your valor awards from previous wars to tell me about my war.\u201d This holds true for Murtha, and brings me to Patrick Murphy, a representative of \u201cour war\u201d and the only Iraq war veteran currently serving in Congress.<\/p>\n Murphy has used his status as a former soldier to lead the charge against success on the battlefield, standing at every turn with Nancy Pelosi and other anti-war members of Congress. Clamoring to be our generation\u2019s John Kerry (minus the gravitas), Murphy even co-sponsored the \u201cIraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007,\u201d which aimed to set a timeline for withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.<\/p>\n Even after the remarkable success of the surge became apparent, Murphy continued to oppose it, with no desire to understand Iraq as it stands today. Using 2007 talking points, his campaign and congressional websites still claim that we are \u201cbogged down refereeing a religious civil war in Iraq.\u201d With the civil war completely over, and Iraqis stepping forward to lead their own country, Murphy still won\u2019t acknowledge success.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n And then there’s this petition;<\/p>\n Dear Congressman John Murtha;<\/strong> <\/p>\n In May 2006, you accused a group of United States Marines of killing \u201cinnocent civilians in cold blood\u201d. You made these allegations during an ongoing investigation. In fact, a Marine Corps spokesman said that you made your statement a week before you had even been briefed.<\/p>\n You continued to accuse these eight Marines of “cold-blooded murder and war crimes\u201d, even after the Marine Corps itself said your comments on the matter \u201cwould be inappropriate and could undermine the investigatory and possible legal process.\u201d<\/p>\n As a result of the investigation, the charges were dropped against 7 of the 8 Marines and the other Marine is awaiting his day in court.<\/p>\n However, you have not withdrawn your statements or apologized for your defamatory remarks.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Marines implicated in the incident believe that you have committed slander and libel against them. These United States Marines, whose honor you have attacked, deserve to hear an apology from you.<\/p>\n We, the undersigned, implore you, Representative Murtha, as a man who serves the public in Congress, as a man who once served in the Marine Corps, to do the honorable thing.<\/p>\n You must apologize<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Signed,<\/span><\/p>\n You can sign the petition from here (thanks to my mole that sent me the slick widget) By signing the petition from here, you let VFF know that This Ain’t Hell supports them.\n
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