Outrage Continues to Grow To Name A Ship After Congressman John Murtha

The USS John Murtha? How About The USS Robert Miller? -- The Daily Caller

Former sailors, soldiers and Marines are expressing outrage at Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’s decision to name a naval warship after recently deceased Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman John Murtha.

The opposition is largely a function of Murtha’s actions and comments during his final years. Murtha became known as one of the most vocal opponents of the war in Iraq — despite voting in 2002 for the resolution that authorized the use of force against Saddam Hussein. In 2005 he declared the war unwinnable, and pushed a resolution to get the troops out of the country.

“The U.S. cannot accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily,” he said. “It is time to bring them home.”

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My Comment: There are so many more worthy names than USS John Murtha .... but Washington being Washington, they are going to recognized their own first.