Listen to this Vietnam Vet

The sobriquet "decorated Vietnam veteran" has apparently been surgically attached by the media to Rep. John Murtha now that he's waved the white flag over the war in Iraq. Apparently, this gives Murtha a higher moral standing than the rest of his fellow congressman.

But he's not the only Vietnam vet with an opinion. May I present John McCain.

The Senate has responded to the millions who braved bombs and threats to vote, who put their faith and trust in America and their government, by suggesting that our No. 1 priority is to bring our people home.

We have told insurgents that their violence does grind us down, that their horrific acts might be successful. But these are precisely the wrong messages. Our exit strategy in Iraq is not the withdrawal of our troops, it is victory.

Americans may not have been of one mind when it came to the decision to topple Saddam Hussein. But, though some disagreed, I believe that nearly all now wish us to prevail.

Because the stakes there are so high — higher even than those in Vietnam — our friends and our enemies need to hear one message: America is committed to success, and we will win this war.

More: Chickenlittlehawk.

The French party.

Iraq Onanism.

UPDATE: Murtha hasn't exactly been the pro-war-until-now guy that the media has been painting him as.