Disgraceful Behavior

Democratic Senator Bill Nelson took it upon himself to disregard State Department advice and go glad handing with Bashar Assad. He even posed for a nice photo with the chinless wonder.

Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, met with Assad after the State Department said that it disapproved of his trip. The United States has limited diplomatic ties with Syria because of its support of Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, and President Bush has expressed reluctance to seek help from Damascus on Iraq until the Syrians curb that support and reduce their influence in Lebanon.

"Assad clearly indicated the willingness to cooperate with the Americans and or the Iraqi army to be part of a solution" in Iraq, Nelson told reporters in a conference call following the meeting. The U.S. says foreign fighters often enter Iraq across that boundary.

Nelson (and soon Dodd and Kerry) all know that this is out of line. Whether they agree with the president or not, they undermine US foreign policy at the risk of the US itself. The impact of actions like these in a time of war are all negative. And the impacts are against the entire nation, not just the president. This is a lousy trend.

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