FLASHBACK Nov. 18, 2005:Rep. John Murtha: US Forces “Have Become A Catalyst For Violence… It’s Time To Bring Them Home”…

Charles Babington December 2, 2006 04:38 PM

The top House Democrat on military spending matters stunned colleagues yesterday by calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while many congressional Democrats reacted defiantly to President Bush's latest attack on his critics.

Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), a decorated Vietnam War veteran, said many of those troops are demoralized and poorly equipped and, after more than two years of war, are impeding Iraq's progress toward stability and self-governance.

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