Iraq Reviews > John Murtha's Legacy on the Iraq War | War and Peace | Change.org
[Change.org's War and Peace Blog] Murtha was roundly praised by more conservative members of both parties as an authority on military affairs, commanding great respect from politicians and military leaders alike. His turn on the Iraq War not only was an about face in terms of his past votes, it also created space within the Democratic (and Republican, to some extent) parties for more fierce criticism of the way the Bush administration handled the Iraq War.
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