The article that I chose was an article from USA Today newspaper. The article is titled "Murtha: Troops' pain, not politics, behind stance". This article is an article about John Murtha, a democratic congressman from Pennsylvania and his interest in pulling out the soldiers in Iraq. John Murtha has 37 years of military service. He has won two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with a Combat "V", and a Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. As a Democratic congressman for the past 31 years he has been a fierce hawk, championing conflicts in Central American and the Persian Gulf.
This article discusses Murtha's decision for immediate withdrawal of the United States troops from Iraq. I think that according to Bazerman, Murtha call for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops in Iraq fits the hindsight bias. According to Bazerman the hindsight bias occurs when people look back on their own judgments, as well as those of others.
At some point of time Murtha was a one of those members who......
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