John P. Murtha
One longtime House member’s views of the hidden costs of the war in Iraq are worth studying — when the congressman is Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense.
Murtha was a Marine officer during the...
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