Apparently Murray missed the news on the "Slow Bleed" tactic
She's going ahead with it even though "Slow Bleed" has pretty much been blown out of the water over the last two weeks.
The "insufficient preparation" meme was one of the lynchpins of this legislative tactic.
From the "Slow Bleed" article:
Murtha, the powerful chairman of the defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, will seek to attach a provision to an upcoming $93 billion supplemental spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan. It would restrict the deployment of troops to Iraq unless they meet certain levels adequate manpower, equipment and training to succeed in combat. That's a standard Murtha believes few of the units Bush intends to use for the surge would be able to meet.
Murray:
"I am deeply troubled by the president’s escalation plan and am committed to questioning the new demands it places on service members."
Right off the script. But the play closed on its first night.