The timing of this is enigmatic. That is, about one week ago, Iraq requested that she be extradited from Jordan, which the Jordanians then refused. And *then* they bust her money man in Iraq. This is no coincidence.
I have a feeling that we gave Jordan an opportunity to save face, by making her either cut it out or kicking her out entirely. They refused, so we are airing their dirty laundry to dispel any illusions that they are truly neutral.
Diplomatically, that is a bad loss for Jordan, and undercuts their position in the future.
I have a feeling that we gave Jordan an opportunity to save face, by making her either cut it out or kicking her out entirely. They refused, so we are airing their dirty laundry to dispel any illusions that they are truly neutral.
Diplomatically, that is a bad loss for Jordan, and undercuts their position in the future.
Excellent, thoughtful analysis; thank you for posting.
So often these backward regimes conduct themselves so childishly. Jordan is in the process of getting it's nose bloodied in this brawl, which hopefully will undercut the power, or at least the cachet, of the Islamists in their Government.