Proof of Walt and Mearsheimer's idea has come with Congress's overwhelming vote for Israel at a time when the world is condemning Gaza and the Democratic grassroots are horrified. It's about elite control of foreign policy. The great Rami Khouri in Lebanese Daily Star says that Congress is trying to shackle Obama to the radiator while it can. And that from now on American lectures on democracy will make the rest of the world laugh, or vomit.
On no other foreign policy issue does
Congress collectively stick its head in its back pocket, turn off its
power of independent judgment, and disregard the impact of its
decisions on how the US is perceived around the world. On no other
issue does Congress vote according to the interests of a foreign
country, rather than according to the US national interest. This kind
of blind, wholehearted plunge into a maelstrom of pro-Israeli
fanaticism and zealotry reflects precisely how strong the pro-Israeli
lobby is in the United States, and how weak are the voices of reason,
balance and justice as drivers of American foreign policy.
Congress collectively stick its head in its back pocket, turn off its
power of independent judgment, and disregard the impact of its
decisions on how the US is perceived around the world. On no other
issue does Congress vote according to the interests of a foreign
country, rather than according to the US national interest. This kind
of blind, wholehearted plunge into a maelstrom of pro-Israeli
fanaticism and zealotry reflects precisely how strong the pro-Israeli
lobby is in the United States, and how weak are the voices of reason,
balance and justice as drivers of American foreign policy.
