Two things to notice. First, Chris Matthews' introduction 
    of Murtha perpetuates the myth that a renowned hawk has 
    suddenly turned against the war. A renowned hawk is what 
    Murtha is, but as many, many bloggers pointed out 
    immediately after Murtha made headlines, he's been saying 
    exactly the same thing about Iraq for more than a year 
    now. This is a manufactured story.

    Second of all, it is remarkably disingenuous for Murtha 
    to talk about how his recent visit to Iraq changed his 
    mind about the war. If you listen to the full interview, 
    he also lists a number of other recent data points as 
    contributing factors. In other words, Murtha himself is 
    now peddling the myth of his sudden conversion from hawk 
    to dove.