John Murtha
Democrat Congressman Pennsylvania
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The congressman who is demanding an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq has criticized fellow high-profile Democrat, Senator Hillary Clinton, for failing to back his stand.

Interviewed by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said he was unhappy with Clinton's failure to support his resolution calling for withdrawal.

Asked by Goodman if he was disappointed with Clinton's position, Murtha replied: "Yeah, I’m disappointed. I’m not sure why that’s happened. She talked to me after I made my statement, and I see she's finally calling for Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation. And I think - I don't know what the reason she’s decided not to endorse my position, but we're spending $8 billion a month, $11 million an hour, and there’s so many things we could do. We cannot solve these other domestic problems without redeploying. And with 130,000 troops there for three-and-a-half years, the incidents are getting worse.

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006 10:03 p.m. EDT
Rep. John Murtha Assails Sen. Hillary Clinton on Iraq Vote
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/8/30/220911.shtml?s=ic

Democratic Party "defense hawk" Rep. John Murtha is racheting up his criticism of the war in Iraq, by urging young men and women not to join the military - a position apparently shared by his close congressional ally, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

Asked during an interview broadcast Monday night if he would "join the military today," the decorated Vietnam combat veteran told "ABC's Nightline" - "No."

Murtha kept his answers brief, allowing "Nightline" interviewer John Donovan to spin his comments.

"I think you're saying the average guy out there who's considering recruitment is justified in saying 'I don't want to serve'," Donovan offered.

"Exactly right," Murtha shot back.

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006 11:24 a.m. EST
Jack Murtha: Don't Join the Military
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/1/4/112703.shtml

"Our troops are the target," Murtha told the newspaper. "We're not fighting terrorism in Iraq. We're fighting a civil war in Iraq. We've got to give them an incentive. We fought our Civil War. Let them fight their civil war."

Friday, Jan. 27, 2006 9:44 a.m. EST
Rep. John Murtha: Iraq Now a 'Civil War'
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/1/27/94730.shtml