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| Murphy: Soldiers Say U.S. Should Stay | |
| 2005-11-29 | |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tim Murphy, one of two members of Congress treated at a military hospital after a weekend accident in Iraq, said Monday that wounded soldiers had told him the United States should remain in Iraq. ``Every soldier I talked to said, 'Don't pull out. Do not make it so those who have been wounded and those who have died have done so in vain. We know we can take care of this cause. We got to finish this,''' said Murphy, R-Pa., at a Capitol Hill news conference.
President Bush telephoned all three members Monday ``to express his concern about them and to wish them all a speedy recovery,'' White House press secretary Scott McClellan said aboard Air Force One en route to Tucson, Ariz., for a presidential speech. Murphy, a psychologist from Pittsburgh, said he was impressed with the care he and the injured soldiers around him received at hospitals in Baghdad and Germany. He said the trip reaffirmed his resolve that the United States should be in Iraq and not pull out by an ``artificial timeline.'' In a Baghdad hospital, Murphy said, he saw a small Iraqi orphan boy who who had been shot. Doctors called the boy ``Tater Tot.'' ``I could not help but think if we were to walk out now, we would see a lot more fellows like this young kid and hear a lot more awful stories about kids who were orphaned,'' Murphy said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 In a Baghdad hospital, Murphy said, he saw a small Iraqi orphan boy who who had been shot. Doctors called the boy ``Tater Tot.'' Are they sure 'Tater Tot' was a term of endearment and not one of political faction identification? |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-11-29 01:01 |