Chicken hawk admirers target John Murtha : The Morning Call Online

Chimpy and Dead-eye always say that the Democrats haven't learned the lessons of 9/11. Hell, they never learned the lessons of Vietnam.

Speaking of 9/11, as I recall, it happned on their watch, with plenty warning. They should be impeached for that alone, given what we now know.

Chicken hawk admirers target John Murtha : The Morning Call Online:

'I ask that all these so-called patriots and war hawks who attack war veterans like John Murtha and John McCain please state their military experience and qualifications,'' Halasovski wrote. ''Putting a magnetic ribbon on the car that says 'Support Our Troops' does not mean anything to me. If you really want to support the troops, enlist. Then talk to me about war.''

I was so impressed by Halasovski's piquancy that I contacted him later in the week.

''People who have been in wars are very cautious about getting into wars,'' he told me. ''He [President Bush] wasn't in combat, [Vice President Dick] Cheney wasn't in combat, [Defense Secretary Donald] Rumsfeld wasn't in combat.''

Halasovski served in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 as a Marine radio operator, but he was lucky enough to come home without being wounded.

Murtha, a Marine officer, volunteered for duty in Vietnam and also was there in 1966 and 1967, but was twice wounded in combat and received two Purple Hearts. He also received the Bronze Star and other medals for gallantry.

A disgrace, indeed.