JOHN MURTHA

Murtha had called for a transfer of the fighting from Americans to Iraqis. A highly decorated marine war hero wounded twice, he was then called a coward, by some Republican members of Congress like Schmidt and the Bush Administration—almost always by people who had never served in the military and often sought and obtained deferments. Schmidt later claimed that she had not known of Murtha’s war record. However, Schmidt commonly made nasty statements about other people. See her nickname.

The three leading “hawks” of the administration and the architects of the Iraq War. However, not only had none of them ever been in combat, but none had ever served on active duty in the military. None of the three had been drafted or enlisted during the Vietnam war except for Bush who was accepted into the Texas Air National Guard; parts of his service record has been last, but he never was outside the United States. Murtha, John Kerry, John McCain and many of the administration's critics were all decorated war heroes who had been wounded in action.

During the Iraq War, the Congressman partially changed his mind the following year and called for a plan to move American troops to the periphery of the fighting. A highly decorated war hero with two Purple Hearts, he was then called a coward, by some Republican members of Congress and the Bush Administration—almost always by people who had never served in the military and often sought and obtained deferments.

The three leading “hawks” of the administration and the architects of the Iraq War. However, not only had none of them ever been in combat, but none had ever served on active duty in the military. None of the three had been drafted or enlisted during the Vietnam war except for Bush who was accepted into the Texas Air National Guard; parts of his service record has been last, but he never was outside the United States. Murtha, John Kerry, John McCain and many of the administration's critics were all decorated war heroes who had been wounded in action.

During the Iraq War, the Congressman partially changed his mind the following year and called for a plan to move American troops to the periphery of the fighting. A highly decorated war hero with two Purple Hearts, he was then called a coward, by some Republican members of Congress and the Bush Administration—almost always by people who had never served in the military and often sought and obtained deferments.