Redeploy John Murtha

"John Murtha, a Marine who traded in his proud Eagle Globe and Anchor Marine Corps symbol for the jackass symbol of the defeatist Democrat party." -- Phil Brennan

"Once a Marine, Always a Marine"....

Maybe not always.
U.S. Marines who are no longer active in the Corps and who have served honorably are referred to as Former Marines.

Two men who deserve the title EX-Marine are Lee Harvey Oswald and U.S. Congressman John Murtha.


AKA 'The Beltway Bandit', Murtha, 74, is known for his fondness for the pork barrel spending of taxpayers' money, for ABSCAM, for being a Congressional bully, and for single-handedly condemning and convicting U.S. Marines, declaring them guilty of an alleged massacre of civilians in Haditha, Iraq, November 2005.

He guaranteed that an investigation would determine “our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”

His words were widely broadcast over al-Jazeera.

Rep. Murtha made these comments before any formal investigations had been completed. Indeed, even before being briefed by the USMC.

Yesterday, two of those Marines had all charges against them dismissed by the investigating officer.

After an 'exhaustive review', Lt. Gen. James Mattis cited the difficult battle conditions and a “shadowy enemy” whose forces hid among civilians:

“With the dismissal of these charges Lance Cpl. Sharratt may conclude that he did his best to live up to the standards, followed by U.S. fighting men throughout our many wars, in the face of life or death decisions made in a matter of seconds in combat,” Mattis said. “As he has always remained cloaked in the presumption of innocence, with this dismissal of charges, he remains in the eyes of the law — and in my eyes, innocent.”

What does Big Mouth Murtha have to say about this?No one knows and apparently no one at his office knows either.
Whoever is answering his office phone is hanging up on callers who ask if the Congressman will be apologizing to the Marines who have been cleared in the investigation.

It's been suggested that perhaps he won’t comment because the investigation is ongoing.Why the concern about influencing the investigation now and not back in 2006 when he demonized these Marines on national television before the investigation?

Rep. Murtha should be asked to explain why he wasn’t initially concerned with Lance Cpl. Sharratt’s constitutional right to a fair trial.

Isn't the violation of a soldier’s constitutional rights by a congressman some sort of an offense? I find it very offensive.

Here's an idea:

Call Mr. Murtha's office and let him know what you think:
Ask to speak to a Legislative Assistant
2423 Rayburn HOB
Washington DC 20515
DC: 202-225-2065
PA: 814-535-2642

Here's a better idea: Redeploy John Murtha right out of Congress.