US wasnt expecting India to vote against Iran.
US had promised India nuke technology only to dangle a carrot and knew very well that it wouldnt have to deliver on its promise since the delivery of the technology hinged on the conditionality that India support US bid to isolate Iran. US knew very well India's stand on Iran (or did it ?). Since the US State dept wont ratify the nuclear deal anyway, the US Administration could have safely placed the blame on India for having supported Iran as being the cause for the US State dept not approving the nuclear deal.
......but then came India's famous volte-face! Now it seems the US has no answer.
Lets see if the US is able to keep its promise.
PING!
Whether the US Congress goes along with the Bush proposals or not is irrelevant; the US Congress is, as Kissinger said IIRC, 535 alternative SecofStates and NationalSecAdvisers, much prone to pontificating.
What counts is the commitments made by the UK and Canada.
The Indians aren't stupid enough to believe that just because the Executive in the US proposes, its gets done.
They understand the role the US Congress has played in the past and know, that often, US foreign policy has been conducted via proxies; hence, the full commitment by the Dons of the Commonwealth.
They know they have to stay on Congress's good side, and by their Iran vote, now firmly on the Administration's side too.
Are konaice and Lantos related?