I guess that's why I'm not a diplomat.
I'm wondering why we have rendered Israel stickless for so long, though ...
"I wonder why we have rendered Israel stickless for so long, though..."
Perhaps because George Bush was not POTUS...AND it wasn't post 9/11.
Good question. I suspect we were letting the Euro's lead, just as we did with the Iran problem. Turns out they screw things up and every Tom, Dick and Mohammad want us back in the picture.