Rep. John Murtha on al-Zarqawi's death
The following is a statement from Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat critical of the Bush administration's efforts in Iraq, regarding the death of "al Qaeda in Iraq" leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi:My compliments to Gen. Casey and the troops involved in eliminating al-Zarqawi.
This obviously will have a significant impact in reducing the amount of violence in Iraq. The significance of this event is also in bringing in Iraqi intelligence to coordinate the effort with U.S. forces.
With the appointment of defense and interior ministers, we should be able to substantially reduce our presence in Iraq and redeploy our military outside of
Iraq.
