Web Site Calls Murtha's War Hero Status Into Question
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COMMENTLINE
Reminiscent of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth efforts against Sen. Kerry during the 2004 presidential campaign, a conservative Web site, CNSNews.com, yesterday quoted Rep. Murtha opponents as questioning the circumstances surrounding the awarding of his two Purple Hearts.
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NEWSLINES
"[Murtha] is putting himself forward as some combat veteran with serious wounds and he's using that and it's dishonest and it's wrong,"
"Questions about my record are clearly an attempt to distract attention from the real issue, which is that our brave men and women in uniform are dying and being injured every day in the middle of a civil war that can be resolved only by the Iraqis themselves," Murtha wrote in an email response.
NEWSBYTE
Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question
(CNSNews.com) -- Having ascended to the national stage as one of the most vocal critics of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha has long downplayed the controversy and the bitterness surrounding the two Purple Hearts he was awarded for military service in Vietnam.
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COMMENTLINEReminiscent of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth efforts against Sen. Kerry during the 2004 presidential campaign, a conservative Web site, CNSNews.com, yesterday quoted Rep. Murtha opponents as questioning the circumstances surrounding the awarding of his two Purple Hearts.
I offer the story and related news articles for your contemplation.
NEWSLINES
"[Murtha] is putting himself forward as some combat veteran with serious wounds and he's using that and it's dishonest and it's wrong,"
"Questions about my record are clearly an attempt to distract attention from the real issue, which is that our brave men and women in uniform are dying and being injured every day in the middle of a civil war that can be resolved only by the Iraqis themselves," Murtha wrote in an email response.
NEWSBYTE
Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question
(CNSNews.com) -- Having ascended to the national stage as one of the most vocal critics of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq, Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha has long downplayed the controversy and the bitterness surrounding the two Purple Hearts he was awarded for military service in Vietnam.
RELATED
Web Site Attacks Critic of War
(Washingtonpost.com) -- Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), the former Marine who is an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, has become the latest Democrat to have his Vietnam War decorations questioned.
'Vast majority' of US troops forced to leave Iraq by year's end: top congressman
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A veteran US congressman who set off a firestorm in November by calling for a quick American withdrawal from Iraq is now predicting "the vast majority" of US troops will leave the country by year's end, or maybe even sooner.
Tags: terrorism, Middle East, Iraq, war, military
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life
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