During his meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (who came into power after his father, who ruled for 30 years, died), Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich decided he’d blast Bush, call the war in Iraq illegal, and give credit to Syria for being so gosh darn nice.

“I feel the United States is engaging in an illegal occupation … I don’t want to bless that occupation with my presence,” he said in an interview in Lebanon, after visiting Syria. “I will not do it.”

Kucinich, who accused the Bush administration of policies that have destabilized the Mideast, met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during his visit to Damascus. He said Assad was receptive to his ideas of “strength through peace.”

He also praised Syria for taking in Iraqi refugees.

“What most people are not aware of is that Syria has taken in more than 1.5 million Iraqi refugees,” Kucinich said. “The Syrian government has actually shown a lot of compassion in keeping its doors open, and being a host for so many refugees.”

Kucinich said he would ask UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to follow up on the “dire conditions” in southern Lebanon, especially Israeli cluster bombs leftover from the war that have killed more than 30 and injured at least 200 since the fighting’s end.

“There has to be a commitment to cleaning up these cluster bombs,” Kucinich said.

Yes, by all means, let’s worry about those darn “cluster bombs”. That should be the UN’s new goal. Not stopping Hezbullah terrorists in Lebanon from firing rockets that land outside of schools in Israel.

While we’re talking about Kucinich, how conceited is he? “I don’t want to bless that occupation with my presence”. Bless it with your presence? I was unaware you’d been sainted, oh holy Moonbat. I was also unaware it needed your blessing, considering most people have never heard of you, much less care what you think.