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To: TigerPaw who wrote (9019)	1/15/2006 1:40:11 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 541387

Bush Admin. Launched Secret Smear Campaign Against Murtha... huffingtonpost.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (9019)	1/16/2006 1:54:49 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 541387

Iraq Soldiers Speak Out Supporting Murtha... huffingtonpost.com Reuters/Slahaldeen Rasheed On January 5, 2006, Congressman Murtha held a town hall meeting with Cong. Jim Moran (D-VA 08). The soldier who asked the first question served in Afghanistan and said that morale among troops is high and that he would gladly serve in Iraq today. His comment was the only one replayed by Fox News the next day. But the majority of soldiers in attendance spoke out against the current policy. Fox News did not broadcast their remarks. Here are some excerpts. John Brumes, Infantry Sgt. US Army: Everything that the Bush Adminstration told us about that mission in Iraq is absolutely incorrect. Furthermore, I'd like to say ... I came home to no job, no health insurance. Until we take care of this war, we can't take care of the problems that matter like health care. I've witnessed both ends... Congressman Murtha, I implore you to keep doing what you're doing. John Powers, Capt. 1st Armored Division, served 12 months in Iraq: The thing that hits me the most is the accountability. ... Where is the accountability for those men [who took us to war], as well as where is the accountability for Paul Bremmer, who misplaced millions of dollars and claims to keep accountability in the war zone?... I know that if we lost $500 we would be court marshaled. So where is the accountability for this leadership? Garin Reppenhagen, served as a sniper in Iraq for a year in the First Infantry Division: My question is also about accountability. The soldiers that you see, Congressman Murtha, at the hospitals... those are my friends. After coming back, being a veteran, my question is why? Why did we go to this war, why the hell did it happen, why are we in this condition. A lot of soldiers are debating whether this war was fraudulent to begin with. And there doesn't seem to be a clear answer. A lot of Americans now are debating the fact over whether or not the war was fraudulent in the first place. How come there hasn't been an investigation on the fraudulent lead up to the war by this Administration? C-SPAN has the full broadcast here.