"Jordan priming the pump for when the US invades Syria, and will end up with the territory, IMO"
I agree. Jordan has been a reasonable ally, and they must assume that: we will do what we need to do to establish stability in Iraq, including secure its border with Syria; we will not tolerate the continued Syrian sanctuary for Hezbollah Islamic Jihad, Hamas, etc., in order to create the conditions in which an Israeli-Palie agreement becomes possible; we will need to secure the WMD's hidden in Syria.
In short, the Jordanian king has decided Syria is toast and is putting in his bid for a few crumbs, in return for his diplomatic, intel and other assistance.
Taiwan has been a reasonable ally, why should that inspire Jordan?