It’s one thing for Congressman Dennis Kucinish to play the fool on American soil. But now he’s gone off to Syria, kissed the ass of despot Assad (whose regime has been murdering Lebanese patriots) and criticized the United States on Syrian television.

…my presence in Syria, in meeting with President Assad, is so that people are aware that there are members of Congress and in this case, a presidential candidate, who believes that Syria has a very important role to play in bringing about stability, in participating in a political process, which will help to create the conditions which will lead to peace.

Syria could begin by not supporting terror in Iraq, or exploding any more car bombs in Lebanon. Such as this one that killed Rafik Hariri:

…and one that killed Lebanese journalist Gibran Tueni.

Kucinich: But this must come about from communication and so those of us who want to see this change are in a position to model the change that we hope to occur. So it was important to meet with his Excellency to exchange views as to how we can create a more peaceful world.

“Modeling the change” — more obtuse sanctimony from the Left. Just as California’s leftist legislature opted to “set an example” about global warming.

And the idea that any difference can be settled by talk (”communication”) defies reality.

Dennis Kucinich: I’ve repeatedly challenged the thinking behind the surge. What I have said in offering a plan to our Congress, embodied in a resolution known as House Resolution 1234, is that the United States must end the occupation, close the bases, bring the troops home, but we must have a parallel political process that reaches out to the international community, with the help of Syria and Iran, that would bring an international peace-keeping force, move it in as our troops , so there is no vacuum. That’s the beginning – it’s not the whole plan – but that’s the beginning of a plan. Certainly, increasing the occupation with a surge is counter-productive. It can only result in more deaths.

Syria and Iran are both governed by criminal regimes that are threatened by a stable, democratic Iraq. How dumb can you get?

Dennis Kucinich: The United States must take steps to repair the damage that has been done to the lives of the people of Iraq for the people who have lost their lives. We need to help bring about a process of reconciliation between the Sunnis, the Shiites, and the Kurds. That cannot occur as long as there is an occupation. We need to see that there is honest reconstruction in Iraq, no Halliburton dishonest cheating of the people of Iraq and the people of the United States – the taxpayers.

[...] There are many good-hearted people in the United States. I love my country.

Interviewer: You’re one of them.

Dennis Kucinich: Thank you. But I love my country, and I want my country to be loved by the world.

Interviewer: Which is not happening at the moment.

Most Americans would rather be hated by murderers such as Assad. As for Kucinich, summon the firing squad.