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Netanyahu's Ultimatum Misreads US Attitudes

Al-Monitor's Barbara Slavin writes that by trying to push the US government to agree to “red lines” for Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alienating US officials and many other Americans. Netanyahu should not overplay his hand and let his fear of Iran drag the US into a third war in the region in a decade.

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and others, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, September 12, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS DISASTER)
US President Barack Obama delivers a statement alongside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and others, from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, September 12, 2012. — REUTERS/Jason Reed

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