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'''John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr.''' (b. 1932) is a controversial [[United States Representative]] from [[Pennsylvania]]'s 12th congressional district. A [[Democrat]], he has gained national attention for his strong opposition against the [[War in Iraq]].
'''John Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr.''' (b. 1932) is a controversial [[United States Representative]] from [[Pennsylvania]]'s 12th congressional district. A [[Democrat]], he has gained national attention for his strong opposition against the [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]].
==Views on the 2003 Iraq War==
==Views on the Liberation of Iraq==
Murtha is well known for his stance against the war in [[Iraq]]. Although he voted for the 10 October 2002 resolution that authorized the use of force against Iraq, he has now changed his mind and supports "a premature withdrawal of our troops based on a political timetable." On November of 2005, while standing behind seven American flags and a portrait of the late President [[John F. Kennedy]], Congressman Murtha touched off a firestorm when he called for the redeployment of U.S. troops in Iraq, saying, "The U.S. cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring them home.” On Meet the Press in June 2006, Murtha said that the United States should redeploy troops from Iraq to [[Japan]]'s southernmost prefecture, [[Okinawa]].
Murtha is well known for his stance against the war in [[Iraq]]. Although he voted for the 10 October 2002 resolution that authorized the use of force against Iraq, he has now changed his mind and supports "a premature withdrawal of our troops based on a political timetable." On November of 2005, while standing behind seven American flags and a portrait of the late President [[John F. Kennedy]], Congressman Murtha touched off a firestorm when he called for the redeployment of U.S. troops in Iraq, saying, "The U.S. cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. It is time to bring them home.” On Meet the Press in June 2006, Murtha said that the United States should redeploy troops from Iraq to [[Japan]]'s southernmost prefecture, [[Okinawa]].