http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-195787 bdwilcox Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:41:47 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-195787 So, Aaron, how long have you been a member of the Benedict Arnold fan club? So, Aaron, how long have you been a member of the Benedict Arnold fan club?

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194218 Aaron Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:53:14 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194218 Osprey = overpriced pork. no credit for that. Osprey = overpriced pork. no credit for that.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194217 Aaron Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:51:23 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194217 Traitor and treason are serious accusations and shouldn't be leveled needlessly. I dont like mccain. He is a consummate opportunist. But to call him a traitor? thats over the line. Traitor and treason are serious accusations and shouldn’t be leveled needlessly. I dont like mccain. He is a consummate opportunist. But to call him a traitor? thats over the line.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194216 Aaron Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:48:01 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194216 Over 4000 dead in operation stupidest idea in the universe, and your making snippy anti-Democrat comments. Arent you a bitch. Over 4000 dead in operation stupidest idea in the universe, and your making snippy anti-Democrat comments. Arent you a bitch.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194215 Aaron Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:45:40 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194215 Treason is among the most serious accusations one can make. Doing so against a decorated marine and long time US Senator makes you a scumbag of the highest order. Treason is among the most serious accusations one can make. Doing so against a decorated marine and long time US Senator makes you a scumbag of the highest order.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194214 Aaron Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:36:55 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194214 Wasnt he cleared in Abscam becouse he fell into that 'loophole' of not having actually done anything illegal? He was offered a bribe and refused it. Wasnt he cleared in Abscam becouse he fell into that ‘loophole’ of not having actually done anything illegal? He was offered a bribe and refused it.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194104 DualityOfMan Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:18:38 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194104 I don't consider rigged elections with canceled runoffs to be free. Anyone can vote, but the outcome is fixed. I don’t consider rigged elections with canceled runoffs to be free. Anyone can vote, but the outcome is fixed.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194089 yung.vet Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:26:29 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194089 AMEN!!!! Everything you just said about the Guard was awesome. In times of war the guard gets called on to do the same thing active does and gets the shaft in the mean time. The national guard deserves to be able to train to standard as well as recieve the same comendation as thier active duty counterparts. AMEN!!!! Everything you just said about the Guard was awesome. In times of war the guard gets called on to do the same thing active does and gets the shaft in the mean time. The national guard deserves to be able to train to standard as well as recieve the same comendation as thier active duty counterparts.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194013 Chatoplay Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:21:09 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194013 He said Iraq was lost... that doesn't make him bad; just wrong. He said Iraq was lost… that doesn’t make him bad; just wrong.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2010/02/09/jack-murtha-hall-of-fame/#comment-194012 soonergrunt Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:48:44 +0000 http://defensetech.org/?p=5632#comment-194012 <a href="http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2010/02/021010-Chief.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2010/02/021010-Ch...</a> His early and enthusiastic support of elevating the Chief of the National Guard to 4-star status, his consistent support of the National Guard, both Air and Army, in getting modern equipment and increased training budgets as the Guard moved from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve are two that come to mind immediately. And while the Pennsylvania National Guard got the only reserve Stryker BCT largely because of him, there likely wouldn't even be a reserve Stryker BCT without him. Just about anything that happened while he was chair of the committee, either from 1989-1995 or later from 2006 to his death had his imprint on it, good or bad. http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2010/02/021010-Ch…
His early and enthusiastic support of elevating the Chief of the National Guard to 4-star status, his consistent support of the National Guard, both Air and Army, in getting modern equipment and increased training budgets as the Guard moved from a strategic reserve to an operational reserve are two that come to mind immediately. And while the Pennsylvania National Guard got the only reserve Stryker BCT largely because of him, there likely wouldn’t even be a reserve Stryker BCT without him.
Just about anything that happened while he was chair of the committee, either from 1989–1995 or later from 2006 to his death had his imprint on it, good or bad.

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