Yet rather than use the US demurral as a justification for walking away from a bad deal, reports indicate that Netanyahu told his lawyers to figure out fancy wording to hide the American refusal.
The seesawing and demurral of an official announcement declaring a victor has not stopped Prodi from delivering his "mission accomplished" speech: "Until the very end we were left in suspense, but in the end victory has arrived, " he told his supporters early Tuesday.