Four Star General, Joint Chiefs of Staff Murtha

This is days old now, but I've just been able to get to it...

Tom Andrews of MoveCongress Interviews Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) on the Iraq War:

"Let's take, for instance, Saddam Hussein's palace - that's where our troops are living," Murtha said.

"The United States should not be lowering its standards to the standards of-of terrorists... this is the hearts and minds of the people, that's why I say it's important to get them outta the green zone, get 'em out of Saddam's palace, they're in Saddam's palace! What does that signify? Here our troops are with everything they need, and I say I agree with that completely, BUT having said that... the Iraqis around that don't agree... nothing else has worked."

No kidding! No wonder we're losing! Iraqis are killing themselves while those roughnecks are doing can-openers from Saddam's high-diving board.

"They have everything they need... but right around the outside is where the Iraqis live with nothing. And that's the thing, I think that worries me, because of-when you see 61% of Iraqis say it's alright to kill Americans, that's part of the overall problem we face winning hearts and minds."

So... Iraqis want to kill us to take our iPods?

Murtha insists the troops must have two years at home, must be certified, can't be extended, can't continue to surge, eliminate stop-loss (keeping people after their enlistment). The U.S. military must certify to the U.S. Congress before units are re-deployed.

No doubt, Congress will eventually set up a live video feed on the ground in Iraq to issue battle orders.

He was also later heard (with the cameras off) demanding that all the troops wear fruit of the loom cotton underwear, nick-nack paddy-whack, give your dog a bone, red-fish, blue-fish, white-fish, school-fish, step on a crack, and break yo mama's back.