Dems Are Right On This One

I applaud the Democrats' call for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to retract his recent denouncement of Israel's actions against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. His refusal to condemn the terror group is troubling, particularly in light of the fact that Baghdad suffers daily from terror attacks.

Unfortunately, he's a Shiite with close ties to Iran, Syria and, by extension, Hezbollah. So, he's certainly under significant domestic pressure to support fellow Muslims and appear independant from the U.S. I don't expect any Arab Muslim leader to come out and publically support Israel. But, even the Arab League condemned Hezbollah's aggression. It would have been best for him to keep his trap shut, especially right before coming to the U.S. to speak before a joint session of Congress.

Even though the Democrats are taking political advantage of the situation, they're still right. Good for the Democrats.