Little-Acorn
Well-Known Member
It's a shame.
Murtha served as a Marine in Vietnam. But later he started accusing his fellow Marines in Iraq, of committing atrocities they were later exonerated from, etc.
Benedict Arnold also served well and loyally in the American army in colonial times, and then he turned.
Now Murtha will have to explain himself to Someone who is not swayed by anyone's politics.
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Rep. John Murtha Dead, Spokesman Says
WASHINGTON (AP) ―
A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.
He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery.
In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress. He wielded considerable clout for two decades as a leader of the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending. But frustration over the Iraq war led him to call for an immediate pullout of U.S. troops in 2005.
Murtha's congressional career was clouded by questions about his ethics -- from the Abscam corruption probe in 1980 to more recent investigations into the special-interest spending known as earmarks and the raising of cash for election campaigns.
Murtha was also hospitalized in December with gallbladder problems.
The 19-term Democrat was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress. He leads the powerful House Appropriations subcommittee on defense spending.
Murtha served as a Marine in Vietnam. But later he started accusing his fellow Marines in Iraq, of committing atrocities they were later exonerated from, etc.
Benedict Arnold also served well and loyally in the American army in colonial times, and then he turned.
Now Murtha will have to explain himself to Someone who is not swayed by anyone's politics.
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Rep. John Murtha Dead, Spokesman Says
WASHINGTON (AP) ―
A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.
He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery.
In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress. He wielded considerable clout for two decades as a leader of the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending. But frustration over the Iraq war led him to call for an immediate pullout of U.S. troops in 2005.
Murtha's congressional career was clouded by questions about his ethics -- from the Abscam corruption probe in 1980 to more recent investigations into the special-interest spending known as earmarks and the raising of cash for election campaigns.
Murtha was also hospitalized in December with gallbladder problems.
The 19-term Democrat was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress. He leads the powerful House Appropriations subcommittee on defense spending.
