Putting the Spotlight on Jack Murtha's Shameful Behavior
May 16, 2006:
"A Pentagon probe into the death of Iraqi civilians last November in the Iraqi city of Haditha will show that U.S. Marines 'killed innocent civilians in cold blood,' a U.S. lawmaker [Jack Murtha] said Wednesday."
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July 11, 2007
"Whether this was a brave act of combat against the enemy or tragedy of misperception born out of conducting combat with an enemy that hides among innocents, Lance Corporal Sharratt's actions were in accord with the rules of engagement and use of force," according to the hearing officer for the case.
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The biggest shame is that it took so long to determine something that was so plainly evident. Jack Murtha disgraced his office, his countrymen, and the Marine Corps, but we -- and the accused Marines -- had to wait over a year for the investigation to bear this out.
It goes to show you the practical harm that can accrue when you support your nation's enemies rather than your own nation.
"A Pentagon probe into the death of Iraqi civilians last November in the Iraqi city of Haditha will show that U.S. Marines 'killed innocent civilians in cold blood,' a U.S. lawmaker [Jack Murtha] said Wednesday."
[source]
July 11, 2007
"Whether this was a brave act of combat against the enemy or tragedy of misperception born out of conducting combat with an enemy that hides among innocents, Lance Corporal Sharratt's actions were in accord with the rules of engagement and use of force," according to the hearing officer for the case.
[source]
The biggest shame is that it took so long to determine something that was so plainly evident. Jack Murtha disgraced his office, his countrymen, and the Marine Corps, but we -- and the accused Marines -- had to wait over a year for the investigation to bear this out.
It goes to show you the practical harm that can accrue when you support your nation's enemies rather than your own nation.
posted by Cameron Beck at 11:54 AM
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