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July 25, 2006
Democrats Oppose Maliki Address Of Congress Because of Comments Critical of Israel, Supportive of Hezbollah
As Rich Lowry says, this is a shrewd but irresponsible maneuver, intended to make the anti-Israel liberals for once look pro-Israel. There is a pathology of Jew-hatred among Arabs that Maliki must play to. And, as Lowry notes, we're not terribly interested if Maliki contributes to the pacification of southern Lebanon so much as the pacification of Baghdad.
However, since you brought it up...
Doesn't this mean that Cynthia McKinny and Jim Moran should be forever barred from Congress?