LINCOLN WAS CORRECT!

Letter To The Times Editor 11/21/2007
Re: 'Murtha: We can't win militarily' by Miller

Defeatist like Rep. Murtha of Pennsylvania have been around forever with the same old tired, 'we can't win' song and dance. We heard the same propaganda at Chancellorsville, Belleau Wood, Omaha Beach, Kasserine Pass, Chosin, and Tet. The nay sayers crawl out from under the rocks to hedge their bets just in case. As a military man Rep. Murtha is well aware of the damage his vitriol is doing to our troops and allies. His willful behavior is at best retreat in face of the enemy and at worst, treason.

I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who once said of his Northern Congressman, 'for a member of the government to commit any act that would cast doubt on our troops or lower their morale he should be arrested, exiled, or hanged'. Be it rail or rope, writ or warrant, the likes of John P. Murtha must be removed from the American political landscape. There are enough cowards in Congress as it is.