Former Marine and Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. John Murtha, is calling for the U.S. Military to unconditionally surrender in Iraq. While most Democrats have made the claim that they support the troops but not the mission, Murtha is calling for an immediate withdrawal.

"U.S. and coalition troops have done all they can in Iraq," the senior lawmaker said. "It's time for a change in direction."

He said he believes all the forces could be redeployed over a six-month period.

Murtha, a former Marine Corps colonel and veteran of the Vietnam war, is the first senior lawmaker to call for an immediate withdrawal. Other critics of the war have asked President Bush to set up a timetable for withdrawal...

"Our military has accomplished its mission and done its duty," he said. "Our military captured Saddam Hussein, captured or killed his closest associates, but the war continues to intensify."