That isn't even the main outrage. The legislative leader of one sovereign nation summarily called up the executive of another sovereign nation and told him outright how to vote. Not a suggestion, not an outraged PR stunt with no expectation that anyone would listen, but a simple order, which was obeyed.
The Bush has, if you believe Olmert, abrogated at least part of the US's foreign policy to Israel's control. That he is taking instruction from an (alleged) corrupt scumbag is just icing.
And if he is lying, then he is talking up the US as a compliant follower of Israel's orders, which will not reflect well on either nation, especially if the US does not immediately stomp on the notion. It has, after all, been suspected for decades.
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Re: Um, er, yes, well....
Date: 2009-01-13 09:47 pm (UTC)The Bush has, if you believe Olmert, abrogated at least part of the US's foreign policy to Israel's control. That he is taking instruction from an (alleged) corrupt scumbag is just icing.
And if he is lying, then he is talking up the US as a compliant follower of Israel's orders, which will not reflect well on either nation, especially if the US does not immediately stomp on the notion. It has, after all, been suspected for decades.