Posted on 06/21/2014 6:48:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
um..er..hm.. nope!
Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
Key salafist theologian and theorist Omar Mahmoud Othman (better known as Abu Qatada) has taken an even harsher stance, using his continuing trial in Jordan as a stage to attack the movement’s massacres of minorities and referring to its leadership as “dogs”.Wow, that's gonna leave a mark on Iran's shills, who have spent years blaming Salafists for, well, everything.
He may be ‘special forces’ trained but he has never seen combat. He is a Hashemite and I grant that they have a storied history. The thing is I doubt that this group ISIS will bother Jordan until they have Iraq well and duly subjugated. The biggest problem is that Jordan’s reasonableness with Israel will end up costing them in the long run. Anwar Sadat found that out. As much as the king may or may not be willing to fight others, it will not matter if he is dead.
Their desire for a world wide caliphate is a long cherished goal. They believe that they are on the verge of having this happen. I would suggest that this is all written of long ago and that the end game does not have Jordan in a position to do anything to stop the evil that is islam.
The king is old as in old news.... his army will not protect him from assassins. His friendliness with Israel will cost him. ISIS will not attack Jordan until Iraq and perhaps several countries are subdued.
Do not kid yourself. This king has nothing extra or special that will protect his people.
Don’t count on it. And this group is stronger and much more dangerous than you know or can imagine.
I would suggest merry that pieces are falling into place
Wait, but you said he would fold like a cheap suit...care to amend that statements ?
This is the unraveling of the Sykes-Picot treaty between France and Great Britain from WWI. These countries will devolve into their historical religious and tribal areas. We ought to wait this out
Exactly.
We'd be much better off with the Sultan restored and living in the Topkapi Palace - with its GPS coordinates programmed into every Trident sub under the ocean.
The Turk knows how to handle the Arabs.
Isn't that the truth...!
If only the rest of the ME was modeled after the Jordanian society...
no that is what will happen....
Look at this from a historical perspective, more or less the last 40 years.
What is happening in Iraq isn't difficult to imagine considering the “state of mind” of those who have been brutally subjugated for generations. They have little to no “backbone”, and that wasn't going to change overnight.
Having someone else fight your battles did not instill within them the desire to fight for their freedom. This could be a good chance for them to “grow a pair”, but it's hard to overcome their natural instincts, and that probably will not change overnight.
On the other hand, they do not have a brutal leader like Saddam anymore that will force them to fight. Thus, you get what you see happening, along with internal “traitors” who were more than happy to accommodate the thugs who are running around killing with impunity.
These scum are making “impressive” gains not due to their strength or reputation. They are terrifying a beaten down populace that has an “infantile” military, for the most part.
Let's see what happens when they go up against a real army. If you believe you'll see anything like what you're seeing in Iraq, you're not playing with a full deck, IMO.
Oh no I don’t think it will necessarily look like Iraq at all..... but I do not think that Jordan has a ‘real’ army. If you said Israel then I would say you are right. The mind set of the middle east is one of subjugation....It is why Muhammad had a chance on the first place.
And you are right time will tell
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