Friday
Apr042008
Murtha: Bush Jeopardized U.S. Defense
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 02:21PM
Congressman John Murtha says President George W. Bush's 'preventive strike' on Iraq has jeopardized the US defense 'for a long time'.
"A preventive strike is something you say to yourself, there may be some cases for doing it," the Vietnam vet told the Huffington Post.
"We are never going to do another preventive strike because of what Bush did. He has hurt our defense for a long time, maybe for history," congressman Murtha continued.
The Vietnam vet, who is one of the fiercest war critics in Congress, said the Bush administration has created an environment in which diplomacy is anathema.
Murtha added that telling the truth in the Bush era gets one in trouble, suggesting that Navy Admiral William Fallon was forced to resign over his position on the prospects of war against Iran.
The chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee said, "Admiral Fallon made a mistake," by expressing his concerns on Iraq and "trying to make changes in Iraq that need to be done. He was trying to get the troops out."
"A preventive strike is something you say to yourself, there may be some cases for doing it," the Vietnam vet told the Huffington Post.
"We are never going to do another preventive strike because of what Bush did. He has hurt our defense for a long time, maybe for history," congressman Murtha continued.
The Vietnam vet, who is one of the fiercest war critics in Congress, said the Bush administration has created an environment in which diplomacy is anathema.
Murtha added that telling the truth in the Bush era gets one in trouble, suggesting that Navy Admiral William Fallon was forced to resign over his position on the prospects of war against Iran.
The chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee said, "Admiral Fallon made a mistake," by expressing his concerns on Iraq and "trying to make changes in Iraq that need to be done. He was trying to get the troops out."
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