Pelosi & Reid, the Pierre Laval of 2007?

Last week, Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues in the house passed a resolution, condemning Turkey for the "genocide" of 1.5 million Armenians during World War I...The event occurred almost 95 years ago...Turkey has become an important U.S. ally...over the past 60 years. Our bases in Turkey provide important logistical support for the War...which is why the Democrats passed the resolution...In the guise of "human rights," the Dems sponsored a resolution guaranteed to upset Ankara...70 percent of the U.S. air cargo to Iraq flies through Turkey...70 percent of the fuel requirements of the U.S. military in Iraq also moves through...Turkey...Turkey also serves as the route for new U.S. armored vehicles to Iraq...That means nothing to Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, and the rest of the House Democratic leadership. The only issue that counts is gaining the upper hand on Iraq, and forcing some sort of withdrawal. If that means jeopardizing relations with Turkey, so be it...The Democrats are willing to try anything in their efforts to undermine the war, even if endangers American troops in Iraq, or inflames NATO's critical southern flank. In their calculus, domestic politics trumps everything...Alert the Nobel Committee, Formerspook.com, 10/17/2007

To reinforce Wonker's thoughts below, some additional thoughts on the Democrats and Turkey:

Pierre Laval was the last Premiere of the Third Republic of France, brought into office at the 1940 armistice when France was largely intact. Laval, serving primarily party and personal interests, undercut his own country at every chance he got, sabotaging deals, backstabbing allies, sacrificing his country's surviving interests for domestic political considerations. For his efforts, Laval was tried and shot by De Gaulle's forces at the end of the war.

We're not in the same position as France was in June of 1940. We're winning this war. Al Qaeda is not marching down Pennsylvania Avenue. Yet, you'd think they were by the behavior of these ill-begotten, self-righteous hypocrites in the House and Senate. No small part of the blame, however, belongs to a President who has not, and apparently will not, go to the national stage and call the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate what they are: traitors to the cause of freedom; and agents working for a hostile foreign power. As chief magistrate, a title not often mentioned regarding Presidents, the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has an obligation to do just that. Ronald Reagan wouldn't have hesitated; neither would Harry Truman.

Luther