A decorated Vietnam combat veteran who retired as a colonel after 37 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, Murtha told ABC News' "Nightline" program that Iraq "absolutely" was a wrong war for President George W. Bush to have launched.
"Would you join (the military) today?," he was asked in an interview taped on Friday.
"No," replied Murtha of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives subcommittee that oversees defense spending and one of his party's leading spokesmen on military issues.
"And I think you're saying the average guy out there who's considering recruitment is justified in saying 'I don't want to serve'," the interviewer continued.
"Exactly right," said Murtha, who drew White House ire in November after becoming the first ranking Democrat to push for a pullout of U.S. forces from Iraq as soon as it could be done safely.
I hate is when I see those on the Right calling Murtha a coward or questioning his patriotism. When I see Rep. Murtha talking about the war I can see his pain written all over his face. He supported every military exercise that America embarked on up until this one. It has to make any thinking person really examine what he is saying and wonder why he feels so strongly about his position.
I think that he is one of the best examples of patriotism in this country. Pennsylvania is lucky to have him.
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