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On the recordMay 29, 2006
This is no good. So the commandant of the Marine Corps is over there talking to the troops, but this has to be clear that United States policy does not endorse something like this.
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John Murtha
Pennsylvania

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John Murtha asserts that U.S. policy must be clear against endorsing military misconduct.

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