Quote: (02-05-2015 06:04 PM)Vronsky Wrote:
Jordan doesn't present any threat to Israel or the US, like Iran currently does or Iraq formerly did under Huessein , because it's leader takes his orders dutifully.
The core of the Jordanian tribes who support the king were reluctant to engage in conflict with ISIS and actually demonstrated against intervention before the pilot was murdered. The killing of the pilot has given the king the opportunity to overcome objections and rally everyone.
Good! It's nice to have allies. We're giving them $1 billion a year in military assistance so they better start killing ISIS.