Just where in the hell is that blowhard Jack Murtha now? Seems that what many of us suspected all along is true, Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt is innocent of the charges that he killed innocent Iraqi's in a 2005 incident in Haditha. He was cleared of all charges by a general officer reviewing his case Wednesday. Completely innocent, he was simply doing his duty.However, I will never exonerate Murtha for the vitriol he spewed against this Marine hero in the wake of the allegations. "Cold Blooded Killers", I remember Jack. He is a hack politician and I hope that the next election he faces he gets hammered by his opponents for those heinous statements.
I had a gut feeling just by the firestorm this story fanned in the media that the allegations were overreaching. WE and that means YOU too Murtha, should never second guess the actions of military when under fire. Combat is not like a riot in South Central and shouldn't be viewed that way. This is not a police force conducting these operations, these are trained soldiers. We were not there, we didn't see what he saw. We should be careful to never condemn a soldier until the facts are heard. Especially if the one asserting condemnation has never seen, or will ever see, a single day of combat.
The real travesty in this story is that when this story broke it was national news for several news cycles. How many news organizations have given more than a grudging few seconds to this brave kids acquittal? And Murtha? He's still hiding under his desk. Hack.
