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Israeli Talk of Attacking Iran Damages Relationship with US

Avner Cohen writes for Al-Monitor that the endless war talk from Israel this summer has passed the point of saturation and became ineffective, reminding him of the old Clint Eastwood film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." One thing is clear: the level of mistrust between Netanyahu and Obama has hit a low point not seen for decades.
Actor Clint Eastwood takes the stage to endorse Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the final session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES  - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS ENTERTAINMENT)

“When you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk,” goes a famous line from the old Clint Eastwood movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

It catches well how the endless war talk from Israel this summer has passed the point of saturation and became ineffective. Even if Iran is the Bad, then the Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu administrations have found themselves at cross purposes as to who is the Good and who is the Ugly.

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