Murtha Says Americans Agree With Him

And the polls may indicate that he's correct there.

John Murtha, agree with him or not, continues to defend his position with dignity:

Murtha Says Americans Agree With Him

Rep. John Murtha on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans' sentiment in his comments last week.

"The public turned against this war before I said it," said Murtha, a key Democrat on military issues. "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."

Murtha said he specifically asked more liberal members of his party not to step forward to support him because "I didn't want (the public) to think this was a Democrat position plotted from the left wing." And he expressed confidence that terrorist bombings in Iraq would cease once U.S. troops were gone and Iraqis became solely responsible for their destiny.

Further reading:
-The Terrorist Temptation:
The Bush administration is so accustomed to torturing the truth, it can’t face the facts. Murtha’s outburst on Iraq has shown it is time to stop deluding ourselves. (Newsweek)

-Cheney Calls Iraq Pullout 'Dangerous' (AP)