Democrats Want To Stop Iraqi Prime Minister’s Visit To Congress
Interesting...
Here's what Al-Maliki said:
Now, just for the sake of comparison, here's what rabid anti-war group Code Pink has to say about the Israeli/Hezbollah hostilities:
See much of a different between the two statements?
Me neither.
Seems like Code Pink and Al-Maliki are on the same page when it comes to "Israeli aggression," yet the Democrats want to deny Al-Maliki the opportunity to address congress even as they maintain their very close relationship with Code Pink.
Will the Democrats end their ties with Code Pink? I wouldn't hold my breath.
Which just exposes this call from Democrats for what it is: rank political opportunism.
Al-Maliki is an elected leader in a region where anti-semitism is a political reality. When it comes to issues surrounding Israel, backing the Jews is political suicide. The Democrats know this, but if they can score some cheap political points by bashing the elected leader of Iraq (despite the toil of our soldiers which allowed the man to be elected) they're going to do that.
Because it isn't really about standing with Israel - if it were Democrats would be backing the Bush administration who is in turn backing the Jews in the Israeli/Hezbollah conflict - but rather about political point scoring.
Sort of like how the Democrats can't ever admit that the economy is doing well or that something went right in Iraq. Doing so is devastating to their re-election campaigns, and they just can't have that.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Dennis Hastert has rejected calls Tuesday by congressional Democrats to cancel an address Wednesday by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to a joint session of Congress.
Hastert, R-Ill., told reporters that even if al-Maliki doesn't apologize for earlier comments condemning Israel for its assault on Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon, the prime minister "should address Congress. ... The U.S. has 130,000 troops [in Iraq]" and Washington must maintain a dialogue with the Iraqi government.
Al-Maliki's comments will "be part of that dialogue ... and we should all, on a bipartisan basis, be there to engage him."
Here's what Al-Maliki said:
“The Israeli attacks and airstrikes are completely destroying Lebanon’s infrastructure,” Mr. Maliki said at an afternoon news conference inside the fortified Green Zone, which houses the American Embassy and the seat of the Iraqi government. “I condemn these aggressions and call on the Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo to take quick action to stop these aggressions. We call on the world to take quick stands to stop the Israeli aggression.”
Now, just for the sake of comparison, here's what rabid anti-war group Code Pink has to say about the Israeli/Hezbollah hostilities:
While the world is crying out for global intervention to stop the madness, our government is blocking the international community from calling for a ceasefire -- confusing Israel's right to defend itself with the choice to kill innocent civilians and blow up Lebanon's bridges, airports and power stations.
See much of a different between the two statements?
Me neither.
Seems like Code Pink and Al-Maliki are on the same page when it comes to "Israeli aggression," yet the Democrats want to deny Al-Maliki the opportunity to address congress even as they maintain their very close relationship with Code Pink.
Will the Democrats end their ties with Code Pink? I wouldn't hold my breath.
Which just exposes this call from Democrats for what it is: rank political opportunism.
Al-Maliki is an elected leader in a region where anti-semitism is a political reality. When it comes to issues surrounding Israel, backing the Jews is political suicide. The Democrats know this, but if they can score some cheap political points by bashing the elected leader of Iraq (despite the toil of our soldiers which allowed the man to be elected) they're going to do that.
Because it isn't really about standing with Israel - if it were Democrats would be backing the Bush administration who is in turn backing the Jews in the Israeli/Hezbollah conflict - but rather about political point scoring.
Sort of like how the Democrats can't ever admit that the economy is doing well or that something went right in Iraq. Doing so is devastating to their re-election campaigns, and they just can't have that.
