John Murtha
John Murtha
John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr.was an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania...
call continued military outpouring talk
When I talk to the troops, I get a different story (than from those who call for continued military involvement). I get a story that we need to have a plan. And from the families, an outpouring from the families,
attacking changed conclusion iraqis mind since start time troops
... Since they're attacking our troops, and we have destabilized the area, I've changed my mind and I've come to the conclusion that now is the time to start to redeploy our troops to the periphery and let the Iraqis take over,
business maybe
You know, we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't.
scars torture witnesses
Torture scars not only its subject, it scars those who perpetrate it and those who are witnesses to it.
against enemy targets
We're the targets ... we're uniting the enemy against us,
asked bring military time troops
The military has done everything that was asked of them. It is time to bring the troops home.
criticize guys
I like guys who've never been there who criticize us who've been there,
lost telling trust
They lost my trust when they did that, ... By not telling us, they lied.
against congress public turned turns
The public has turned against this war. And when the public turns against the war, Congress reacts to that.
cannot tactics themselves win
We cannot win this militarily. Our tactics themselves keep us from winning,
against finding hope public solution tied turned war
The public turned against this war before I said it. The public is emotionally tied into finding a solution to this thing, and that's what I hope this administration is going to find out.
hearts lost minds people war win
There's no way we can win a war when you've lost not only the hearts and minds of the people (of Iraq), when you become the enemy.
certainly changed consider conversation damn entire fbi knows money none
I did not consider that any money was offered, and certainly none was taken. The FBI who taped the entire conversation knows damn well no money changed hands.
brutal compared difficult elite morale normal subdued
They're subdued compared to normal morale of elite forces. Obviously, it was a very difficult battle. A lot of Somalis were killed, but it was a brutal battle.