Murtha: No More Troops To Afghanistan

The Cable:

House defense spending cardinal John Murtha, an early bellwether of congressional opposition to the Iraq war, has made his strongest comments yet opposing more U.S. troops for the war in Afghanistan.

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Comments

[magibrotherhood]

10:07 PM on 10/29/2009

Interesting

[SamKnause]

01:17 PM on 09/14/2009

Good!!!! Bring our troops who are scattered all over the world home.

[jlgcox]

01:15 PM on 09/14/2009

I am a strong Obama supporter and he had campaigned that he wanted to finished the job in Afghanistan, but it is too late. We lost the opportunity 8 years ago and I afraid we will not get another one like the one we had in 2001. We do not have the support nor the funds at this point.

I believe we need to end deployment in Afghanistan and focus on the homeland. This is one area I did not agree with President Obama. The only way to gain a strong foothold is blow up the mountains in the Afghanistan\Pakistan region and all mountains in Afghanistan to draw taliban and Bin Laden out of the mountains and into villages. At which point it nows becomes hand to hand combat in civilian areas This would be an environment and human lost. Get out now!!

[Okieborn]

01:10 PM on 09/14/2009

John Murtha is a voice of most Americans !!
We cannot afford more lives of our precious troops and this great nation cannot afford this multi billion dollar war !!!

[M1nkyb0y]

01:09 PM on 09/14/2009

Murtha isn't a great pol, but he is right on this.

[Steve1]

01:04 PM on 09/14/2009

Every time the ethics rules or some investigation starts to catch up with John Murtha, he plays the same old card to rally the left to his side. If he's a bad apple, whether I agree with his latest stance or not (and I do) we shouldn't be blinded by the fact he's got to go.

[fallingsky]

01:04 PM on 09/14/2009

Hey John,,, How about that apology for the marines that were cleared ?... Hows that airport treating ya ?

[kappa08]

01:04 PM on 09/14/2009

but but...what how will Obama placate the meat eating right that has NO problem killing American soldiers....This is what they need to feel alive and real...We already know they can't stand middle class Americans and will do anything to make sure they don't have the civil right of health care...I mean he already considers and delivers on all his HR practices by firing staff just to keep them whole...What is the complacent one to do?....If he ends these wars then they can't get jobs and maintain their SOCIALIST lifestyle of government benefits...

[dirtyice]

01:04 PM on 09/14/2009

Start by sending 30,000 rich-man sons and daughters off to Afghanistan and see just how fast this war comes to a end.

[infocenter]

01:02 PM on 09/14/2009

Murtha = Dbag

[Vicks123]

01:02 PM on 09/14/2009

Why not just send the troops home?

They sacrificed enough!

[kappa08]

01:12 PM on 09/14/2009

ummm...I know I am going to catch it for this...but they kind of chose to be there at this point...sorry they are not fighting for Freedom. Iraq was all about Shell Oil and this one is political theater for a President wanting to make sure he appears tough on "terrorism" while ignoring it at home...

[youknow]

12:59 PM on 09/14/2009

abso-bloody-lutely. Not only additional troops but bring our troops there home NOW.

[Billar]

12:57 PM on 09/14/2009

Representive Murtha speaks for many of us here in Western Pennsylvania. NO MORE TROOPS for the Afgan fiasco.

[Okieborn]

01:08 PM on 09/14/2009

Indeed !!!
This Oklahoman says "THANK YOU SIR" !!!

[bigsioux]

12:55 PM on 09/14/2009

Why, your son ain't getting a slice of the pie, you corrupt pol.