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John Murtha has made no bones about his opposition to our war with Iraq. So much so, he’s drug just about anybody he feels like through the mud to make his point.  Recently, some horrific events occurred in Haditha.  The military is still trying to figure it all out.  There was obviously a conflict, a marine got killed, and subsequently several Iraqis died as well.  I really don’t know if they were involved in the conflict or not.  I wasn’t there.  And, I do know if someone was shooting at me, I’d shoot right back regardless of their age or gender.  However, John Murtha, without the benefit of any concrete conclusions, came to his own interpretation:

"There was an IED attack, it killed one Marine, and then they overreacted and killed a number of civilians without anybody firing at them."

How John Murtha knew this is beyond me.  Apparently it’s beyond Frank Wuterich as well.  Now, the differences between John and Frank are pretty drastic.

1. Frank was there, John was not.
2. John came to his conclusion based on no evidence at all.  Frank used John’s words to make his conclusion.
3. John has a political agenda.  Frank’s defending himself.
4. John lumped everyone in Frank’s group together as one.  Frank is citing individual actions.
5. I have reasons not to trust Murtha, I have no reason not to trust Frank

My only gripe about this situation is Frank is only suing for $75,000 ( and basically a public retraction and apology ) while facing the real threat of going to prison over the perception of what happened that has been forced to the forefront by people with purely self-promoting political agendas with John Murtha leading the conviction without trial.  Frank should have sued for millions on behalf of all the members of his squad.  Then, Frank would be a hero twice-over in my book.  First for going to Iraq, second for shutting John Murtha up.

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