Clueless Twit award - Senator John Murtha
From
ABC News:
Murtha: Iraq Killings May Hurt War Effort
Scandal Over Iraq Civilian Killings May Be More Harmful to U.S. Than Abu Ghraib, Lawmaker Says
The deaths of as many as two dozen Iraqi civilians and an ensuing cover-up threaten to do more harm to U.S. efforts in Iraq than even the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, a prominent congressman and war critic says.
"This is the kind of war you have to win the hearts and minds of the people," Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said Sunday. "And we're set back every time something like this happens. This is worse than Abu Ghraib."
Murtha compared the shootings last November at Haditha, a city in the Anbar province of western Iraq, with the revelations that U.S. military personnel had abused and humiliated Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib, a U.S.-run prison outside of Baghdad. The prison scandal severely damaged the U.S. effort to win over the Arab world by fostering a democratic government in Iraq.
Quick heads up here -- a Marine convoy was attacked and the attackers used civilian human shields for defense. They did not know this at the time. There was no cover-up -- the military is investigating this and will issue a report when they are done -- from the same article:
Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a Marine Corps spokesman, told The Associated Press the investigation was ongoing and he would have no comment.
Murtha jumped the shark several decades ago -- he should step down gracefully and let someone who has a clue take his position.
Posted by DaveH at May 29, 2006 3:26 PM
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