From <A href="http://spolitics.com/2006/June/sgttmd.html">Spolitics.com</a>:
Congressman and aspiring House Majority Leader John Murtha unveiled the Murtha Doctrine this weekend on Meet the Press. It's the most comprehensive plan offered by the Democrats to date. In fact, the Murtha Doctrine is so rich with complexities, Spolitics.com has developed the following guide to help people comprehend its nuances.
1. The Murtha Doctrine points to Beirut and Somalia as examples of sound foreign policy, i.e. when the enemy attacks you, you need to âchange direction.â Specifically, you need to turn around and run the other way. But this is not âcutting and running.â This is simply not âstaying and paying.â And there are many countries we can run to where presumably we can pay a lot less to stay.
