Who Needs the French?

Democrat John Murtha from Pennsylvania has called for surrender:

My plan calls:
To immediately redeploy U.S. troops consistent with the safety of U.S. forces.
To create a quick reaction force in the region.
To create an over- the- horizon presence of Marines.
To diplomatically pursue security and stability in Iraq
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Our military has done everything that has been asked of them, the U.S. can not accomplish anything further in Iraq militarily. IT IS TIME TO BRING THEM HOME.

Murtha has historically been supportive of the military, and he cloaks his surrender in terms of saving the military and its families. Like I said before, bringing the troops home now may be seen by some as supporting the troops, but it dishonors the dead, and while it may save some lives in the short term, it will cost far more in the long term. If our enemies are proved right in their conviction that America doesn't have the stomach for a fight, and will run home whenever things get rough, then we can only expect more attacks, and more dead.

George Washington said, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.” We must rebuild our Army.

Murtha wants us to pull out, so we can prepare for the next war??? How about winning the one we are in now? Deterring war is great, but once the bullets start flying, we must do everything we can to win. Yes, the war has taken a toll on our troops and their equipment, but that is sort of like saying we should always practice, but never play the game, since someone might get hurt.