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Posted on Thu, Jul. 28, 2005

From real war to the political fray
Iraq veterans, including Bucks County's Patrick Murphy, are running for office. They bring a measured tone when talking about the conflict.

By Gaiutra Bahadur
Inquirer Staff Writer

Like John Kerry, Democrat Patrick Murphy, an Iraq veteran running for Congress in Bucks County, is straight out of Central Casting: earnest, clean-cut, a lawyer, an officer in war.
But while Kerry was the poster boy for veterans who came home to denounce the war they fought, Murphy is reluctant to criticize: "I'm not antiwar. I'm not pro-war," he says. "I'm pro-troops."
Eight Iraq war veterans have run or announced runs for political office across the country, according to the two major parties. Although all but one are Democrats, none has spoken out against the war or stated support for a troop withdrawal.

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