When dems did this during Bush's term, this was considered unpatriotic at best - and treasonous at worst.
Remember "rogue diplomacy" criticisms against Pelosi in 07?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264334,00.html
Rep. Dennis Kucinich showed up in Syria this week and held a press conference in which he appeared to praise embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — who is ruthlessly crushing opposition to his government — as “highly loved and appreciated by the Syrians.”
But the Ohio Democrat released a statement Tuesday saying he was misquoted by Syrian media.
Kucinich was originally spotted in Damascus by CNN correspondent Hala Gorani, who tweeted Monday that she had bumped into the eight-term congressman. “Ran into Dennis Kucinich in another hotel,” she wrote, also noting that Kucinich met with Assad for three hours.
State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said Kucinich visited Syria at the invitation of its government, and was not there as an official U.S. government representative. Kucinich’s press spokesman did not respond to inquiries on what Kucinich discussed with Assad or who financed Kucinich’s visit.
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57996.html#ixzz1QgmaXyA5
