Here They Go Again: Updated

Congressional Democrats are again trying to piss off a key ally in the Long War against islamo-fascists by cutting of technical support to Ethiopia. They are helping their neighbor Somalia stand up to Al Qaeda and keep peace in the Horn of Africa. This is as stupid as ticking off Turkey over the Armenian genocide controversy. It seems the Democrats are doing everything they can to help AQ and their related groups of killers. Believe it or not the NY Times has the story.

NINE years ago, two nations began the first modern war in sub-Saharan Africa, leaving in two years more than 100,000 dead. Today Eritrea and Ethiopia could reignite their old border conflict. Arms and money from radicals throughout the Middle East, as well as troops trained in Eritrea, have strengthened an insurgency in Ogaden Province, in southeastern Ethiopia.

A new war in the Horn of Africa would destabilize the region and bolster radical Islam’s push to build a Muslim caliphate.

Sadly, Congress is poised to fuel the march toward war by passing a bill that threatens to cut off technical assistance to Ethiopia, one of our closest allies, if it does not, among other things, release political prisoners, ensure that the judiciary operates independently and permit the news media to operate freely. Ethiopia has already freed opposition leaders, reformed parliamentary rules to give opposition parties greater legislative responsibility and approved a new media law that meets international standards. By singling out Ethiopia for public embarrassment, the bill puts Congress unwittingly on the side of Islamic jihadists and insurgents

Hattip: Hot Air, Bryan has some thoughts and other links as well.
Update: Rusty comments at Jawa Report and Ace has a thing or two to say.