Murtha's Bizarro World

Rep. John Murtha sarcastically says he like guys who criticize his views on Iraq who haven't served in the military, a jibe at Vice President Cheney and one of the most lame non-defenses for a citizen of a country not governed by a junta.

Are Iraqis permitted to criticize him? Mohammed at Iraq the Model:

I can’t imagine why Mr. Murtha said something like “its evident that continued military action in Iraq is not in the best interests of the United States of America, the Iraqi people or the Persian Gulf region”.

It is really strange when a US representative says something like this few weeks after the elected Iraqi government demanded from the UN to extend the mission of coalition forces for another year; apparently my government (and I) do not think that US military presence is harmful for us and the Arab League also thinks that an immediate withdrawal would be disastrous for Iraq and the region.

And correct me if I’m wrong but I think I heard a few days ago that the US senate rejected a law that demanded setting a timetable for troops withdrawal (58 vs. 40, right?) let alone an immediate one.

However, I agree with Mr. Murtha that some people in Iraq would benefit from an immediate withdrawal but that would be al-Qaeda and there are also countries in the region that would benefit from that too but these would be Syria and Iran!