"Ennobling with the Enemy"

As the House nears a vote on its nonbinding vote to finger wag at the President's "surge" tactic, some Republicans, including Joe Lieberman, are claiming the vote will "embolden the enemy." I wonder if the politicians who say this really mean it. Do they seriously think Iraqi insurgents are sitting around watching C-SPAN? "Hey Muhammed, do you want to play foosball or what?" "Hold on Faisal, I'm waiting to see how the House vote goes. If they vote to disapprove the use of force, I'm setting off an IED! I feel emboldened today!"