If ever there was a story that demonstrated either how the American anti-war left has lost its moral compass, it is this piece from Syria’s official news agency. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) is in Syria with a conservative British MP to speak out about how Syria’s stability under Assad remains a key American interest.

If there was ever an example of just how engagement provides a propaganda victory for dictators and sullies America’s image, this is it. I didn’t believe anyone could top former Senator Arlen Specter or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on their counterproductive embrace of Assad, but Kucinich proves me wrong.