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...
longer proud settle win
Absolutely, we're the target. We're the enemy, ... (The Iraqis) are a proud people, they've been around a lot longer than we have. They've going to win this themselves, they're going to settle this themselves. They have to, there's no alternative.
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.
bring catalyst primary target time troops
Our troops have become the primary target of the insurgency. ... We have become a catalyst for violence. It's time to bring them home.
moral protect standards
That's not the point. We want to protect our guys. This is all about our guys, and our moral standards and our moral standards in the world.
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.
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,