Posted on 07/03/2018 10:55:43 AM PDT by Freeport
King Abdullah II of Jordan portrays himself very much as a warrior monarch and has a deep background in special operations and helicopter flying. To this day, the 56-year-old ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom does regular drills with commandos from the country's sprawling special operations apparatus and sometimes we get to see him in action. Such was the case this week when a video appeared online showing the King and the Crown Prince of Jordan practicing close-quarter combat (CQC) VIP protection drills, with the king wielding some unique firepower.
Queen Rania Al Abdullah posted the video of father and son on Facebook to celebrate her son's 24th Birthday. The caption reads:
"Happy birthday Al Hussein, we grow more proud of you every day... I see so much of His Majesty in you, including your shared love for the military – Taken during the conclusion of a recent round of live-fire training exercises."
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The Crown Prince is a Lieutenant in the Jordan's Armed Forces and has followed his dad's footsteps when it comes to mastering special operations skills and the art of flying helicopters. Just last month he made his first solo rotary-wing flight, which resulted in a 'Gatorade bucket' celebratory treatment:
In the video, father and son can be seen jumping out of a Crown Victoria and moving through a live-fire course together. The video appears to be shot at the sprawling King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, also referred to by the acronym KASOTC. The facility is the crown jewel in Jordan's special operations crown and was built with the goal of putting the country at the center of the special operations world. You can read all about it in this past feature of mine.
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nice, a rattler
“It’s good to be the king”
(he sure does get some fun toys to play with, though)
Can’t own guns in Jordan?
I have come to realize that this is exactly the right solution to the middle east. Since Carter stupidly wrecked sanity in the middle east by helping to oust the Shah of Iran, Islamic extremism has taken over the entire area.
You can't solve Islamic extremism with Democracy. All Democracy does is get the most insane religious nut-jobs voted into power.
The solution to Islamic extremism is a King, especially one who is seen by the people as a Warrior/Philosopher/King. When a King is strong and desirous of reform, the Islamic religious nut-jobs shut up.
The Shah of Iran was making Iran rational and prosperous before he was ousted, and he used secret police to keep the religious nut jobs under control. When people know the King will not tolerate their extremism, they shut up and behave like good little citizens.
King Abdullah, and others who could be like him, could solve the Middle East problem by holding things under control until reforms became the norm in their societies. Once their societies have adopted western style civilization, so long as they are supported by the strong arm of the King, they can prosper and be peaceful.
The only losers would be the religious nut-jobs who keep things stirred up.
The World needs more King Abdullahs.
My neighbor emigrated from Jordan, served with Abdullah, before he was king. Said he is the real deal.
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