Posted by
NavyWife on Monday, July 31, 2006 4:14:45 PM
Diana Irey's press release shows how Murtha is really reading his own press releases:
"Does Jack Murtha read his own press releases before they go out?
"Today
Jack Murtha put out a press release touting Thomas Ricks' new book,
'Fiasco,' about the conduct of the war in Iraq. Here's the opening line
of Jack Murtha's press release:
"I want to bring to your
attention a book review that appeared in The New York Times on July 25
that described the book, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in
Iraq, by Thomas E. Ricks. The article affirms what I have been saying
about Iraq."
"I saw Mr. Ricks on Sunday morning's 'Meet the
Press,' being interviewed by Tim Russert. Perhaps Jack Murtha missed
that show -- because if he had, I'm not sure he'd be touting Mr. Ricks
today.
"Asked by Mr. Russert at the end of the interview, 'But
you do not think American troops should withdraw immediately,' Mr.
Ricks replied:
"I think it would be irresponsible, to go in
there and to do what we've done and walk away from it. There's a lot of
Iraqis out there who have committed their lives to helping the
Americans do something there, and to abandon those people would be
absolutely shameful ...
HT Smash
here. Read the whole interviews with the Code Pink founders. Smash does it right.