Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testifies to the House Armed Services Committee on the FY 2011 Department of Defense budget request at the Rayburn House Office Building on Feb. 3, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)
I was deeply saddened to learn today of the passing of Rep. John Murtha. The men and women of the Armed Forces join me in extending to his friends and family our deepest regret and our heartfelt condolences.
"...Very critical to me is that the military be the apolitical organization we are. And the politics become the politics. We serve the president, whoever that is."
(January 06, 2010, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart)