France could be faulted for not restraining Russia and for issuing its own "blank check".
China's leaders have reciprocated, and have been especially helpful this year in restraining North Korea.
The United Nations has also been "weak and ineffective" in restraining Iran, he said.
The private focus was expected to be on China's help in restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions.The worsening crisis in Syria also overshadowed Mr Netanyahu's visit.
The Europeans have staked everything on firming up sanctions in a policy aimed as much at restraining Israel as it was at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
One version of the bill now enjoins India to take a "full and active" part in restraining Iran's nuclear programme.
"Even if it did not conspire to bring war about, it declined to exercise its power to prevent the outbreak by restraining Austria.
Ukraine is unable to defend itself, and the West does not seem to have a way of restraining Russia's expansionism.
But this deal goes quite a bit further in restraining Iran's possible plutonium route to a bomb the heavy-water reactor that is under construction at Arak.
He believes that, if Israel decides to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, the U.S. should support it; that it is a mistake to send the message, as the U.S. has, that it is restraining Israel.
