Marines seeking revenge for the death of a Marine allegedly slaughtered fifteen Iraqi civilians in November, says MSNBC. Rep. John Murtha, a former Marine himself, claims the allegations are true (emphasis is mine):
Murtha, a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq, said at a news conference Wednesday that sources within the military have told him that an internal investigation will show that “there was no firefight, there was no IED (improvised explosive device) that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood.”
Our troops are being pushed beyond the breaking point in Iraq and Bush wants to deploy National Guard troops along the Mexico border? Does this sound like sound, rational leadership to you?