Murtha, Haditha and Marines in general
Just about every blog on the Right is touting the exhoneration of another Marine in the Haditha investigation (like Curt from Flopping Aces) and running the video of Jeff Gannon confronting John Murtha at the National Press Club (like Gateway Pundit) and the pictures of the accused Marines with “Cleared” stamped on half of them now (like at Chickenhawk Express) Everyone is demanding an apology from Murtha – it’ll never come, I’m telling you.
Marines are honorable men who have a thankless job to do. They slog through mud and sand, kick down doors, sleep in the rain, choke down pounds of sand, huddle with their buddies behind a tiny rock to avoid rifle fire from an unseen enemy, they police up pieces of their friends and stuff the pieces in a plastic bag and then take the pieces to their friends’ families and standby tearful as they say goodbye to the best friend they ever had – and spend the rest of their lives wondering why they were spared from the same fate. For a few hundred bucks a week.
John Murtha is no Marine. He climbs over the bodies of fallen marines to call attention to himself – for the anti-war movement. He has learned that the anti-war movement insulates him from Congressional investigations for his double and dirty-dealings in his district which enrich him and his family. A real Marine wouldn’t use a fallen or troubled comrade to improve his own condition. Real Marines jump on grenades to shield their friends from the blast.
When Murtha wasn’t decorated for service in Vietnam, he tried to use political connections to get himself some medals. The Marines I know wouldn’t give a tiny rat’s ass whether they were awarded some medals or not – let alone go out of their way after the fact to swing some medals through Congressional connections.
Now, I’m no Marine, in fact I’ve had more fist fights with Marines than civil conversations, but John Murtha couldn’t be a pimple on the worst Marine’s behind. That’s why you’ll never get an apology from Murtha – Marines are honorable men.
Category: John Murtha, Support the troops
My question is why did NCIS, which I guess is the same thing as ONI, only release 1 hour of the 8 to 9 hours of video they had on the incident? It’s almost like they wanted to hang my Marines.
Release to the defense that is.
Jonn wrote: I’m sure they went with their instincts and the scene looked so horrific and one-sided that they just figured the Marines were at fault and did their best to prove their instincts.
But the most disgusting thing I’m finding on the internet is that the Left is explaining it away as “Just because charges were dismissed doesn’t mean they’re not guilty of something”. I first read that in the New York Times a few weeks ago and now I’m finding it everywhere. For example, here at the Washington Times’ blog in the comment by Charles White. Also see my comment. It’s the anti-war left covering Murtha’s crap for him.
Jonn that was the absolute best smackdown of Murtha that I have ever read. I’m going to link it to my Haditha post. Two thumbs up sir!!
Jonn wrote: Thanks, Robin, that means alot coming from you.
As a Marine, this was shamlessly stolen from Sgt Grit’s news letter.
The man who will go where his colors go, without asking, who will
fight a phantom foe in the jungle and mountain range, without
counting, and who will suffer and die in the midst of incredible
hardship, without complaint, is still what he has always been,
from Imperial Rome to sceptered Britain to democratic America.
He is the stuff of which legions are made. …His pride is in
his colors and his regiment, his training hard and thorough and
coldly realistic, to fit him for what he must face…and his
obedience is to his orders. He has been called United State
Marine.
T.R. Fehrenbach, This Kind of War-