Somehow, while I wasn’t looking, old Hawaiian radical “Democrat” Neil Abercrombie managed to weasel his way onto a House Armed Services subcommittee, and now he’s responsible for one of the more asinine statements I’ve seen recently: U.S. Army Told Not to Use Israeli Bullets in Iraq. Definitely a candidate for this year’s Fiskie Award (although Michael Moore’s gonna be tough to beat). (Thanks to all who emailed about this.)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli-made bullets bought by the U.S. Army to plug a shortfall should be used for training only, not to fight Muslim guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers told Army generals on Thursday.

Since the Army has other stockpiled ammunition, “by no means, under any circumstances should a round (from Israel) be utilized,” said Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, the top Democrat on a House of Representatives Armed Services subcommittee with jurisdiction over land forces.

The Army contracted with Israel Military Industries Ltd. in December for $70 million in small-caliber ammunition.

The Israeli firm was one of only two worldwide that could meet U.S. technical specifications and delivery needs, said Brig. Gen. Paul Izzo, the Army’s program executive officer for ammunition. The other was East Alton, Illinois-based Winchester Ammunition, which also received a $70 million contract.

Although the Army should not have to worry about “political correctness,” Abercrombie was making a valid point about the propaganda pitfalls of using Israeli rounds in the U.S.-declared war on terror, said Rep. Curt Weldon, the Pennsylvania Republican who chairs the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces.

“There’s a sensitivity that I think all of us recognize,” Weldon told the Army witnesses, including Maj. Gen. Buford Blount, who led the U.S. Third Infantry Division that captured Baghdad in April 2003.

A many-layered cake of asininity, indeed. We must be sensitive even as we are blowing their heads off, because somehow they will know they were killed by a Zionist bullet. We must use more sensitive bullets.