Re: Why Murtha Matters
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Why is this so hard for people to see what I'm talking about?
Murtha is a politician. All politicians are required to respond to their political base. So, it that sense, Murtha is doing what has base wants him to.
The key thing is that his base is the top-level commanders of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Top-level commanders of the U.S. Armed Forces are probably not even close to a majority of Murtha's base.
But let's pretend they do. Why aren't these top-level commanders speaking out themselves? Don't give me a "They'll lose their job if they do." line. If that's the case then they care more about their job than the lives of the men they command and I don't believe that's the case.
Is it really so unbelievable that Murtha could be representing the Democratic base that voted him in (or even certain political groups) as opposed to these shadowy "top-level commanders"?
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