It's not the fringe anymore
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Penn., called on the Bush administration on Thursday to withdraw American troops from Iraq as soon as practicable. Below is a sample of the Republican response.
U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, referring on the House floor today to Murtha, a 37-year Marine who won two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star and was the first Vietnam veteran in Congress:
"[C]owards cut and run, Marines never do." (Schmidt was just relaying a message from another Marine, she was quick to say.)
White House press secretary Scott McClellan: "[T]he eve of an historic democratic election in Iraq is not the time to surrender to the terrorists."
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.: "They want us to wave the white flag of surrender to the terrorists of the world."
One has to wonder how the majority of Americans who support a withdrawal from Iraq at some point in the next year, according to a recent Gallup poll, feel about accusations that they want the terrorists to win.
U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, referring on the House floor today to Murtha, a 37-year Marine who won two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star and was the first Vietnam veteran in Congress:
"[C]owards cut and run, Marines never do." (Schmidt was just relaying a message from another Marine, she was quick to say.)
White House press secretary Scott McClellan: "[T]he eve of an historic democratic election in Iraq is not the time to surrender to the terrorists."
House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.: "They want us to wave the white flag of surrender to the terrorists of the world."
One has to wonder how the majority of Americans who support a withdrawal from Iraq at some point in the next year, according to a recent Gallup poll, feel about accusations that they want the terrorists to win.
posted by Alabamian at 6:30 PM
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