John Murtha Quotations

You know, we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't.

The public has turned against this war. And when the public turns against the war, Congress reacts to that.

hotbed of patriotism and they've lost confidence in this effort.

The public turned against this war before I said it. The public is emotionally tied into finding a solution to this thing, and that's what I hope this administration is going to find out.

You can't spin this. You've got to have a real solution, ... This is not a war of words, this is a war.

When I talk to the troops, I get a different story (than from those who call for continued military involvement). I get a story that we need to have a plan. And from the families, an outpouring from the families,

We cannot win this militarily. Our tactics themselves keep us from winning,

There's no way we can win a war when you've lost not only the hearts and minds of the people (of Iraq), when you become the enemy.

I volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam. I was out in the field almost every single day. We took heavy casualties in my regiment the year that I was there. In my fitness reports, I was rated No. 1. My record is clear.

We're the targets ... we're uniting the enemy against us,