[hchutch]

I've seen at least one report that some of Paelstinian gunmen are from Arafat's faction of the PLO.

This is the first I have heard of Jordanians being involved. I'm not convinced Jordan is a problem. As for the Palestinians, though, they CLEARLY have sided against the United States of America.

I find rewarding them with a state to be illogical.

[Illbay]

I agree that the Palestinians are supporting Saddam, and ought to pay the price.

But in fact the Jordanians are ALSO supporting Iraq. We have found Jordanian military hardward (including artillery rounds), and there are many Jordanians in Iraq fighting for this fascist regime.

Jordan has supported Saddam in return for subsidized oil. There hands aren't clean, even though we are ostensibly "friendly" with them.

RULE OF THUMB: The U.S. has no "friends" in the Middle East.

[Catspaw]

About 60% of the population of Jordan is Palestinian.

Hamas is especially sympathetic to Saddam--but Yasser's taken plenty of dough from Saddam as well.

It's too bad they didn't send more "fighters" to Iraq. It'd solve a lot of problems for Israel.

[Dog Gone]

I find rewarding them with a state to be illogical.

In order to be consistent, you'd have to assert that we shouldn't reward Iraq with a state after this war, either.

Killing these Palestinians and Jordanians is an excellent idea, but it's not directly related to what the long-term political solution for the region will be.

[Stultis]

This is the first I have heard of Jordanians being involved. I'm not convinced Jordan is a problem.

They're not. Relatively speaking (of course) Jordan, along with Kuwait, is one of the most progressive states in the Arab world. They have a high economic growth rate, while most of the Arab world is near zero or worse, and are focusing heavily on education and the building of a civil society. I doubt King Abdullah really minds our military chewing up any number of these thugs and jihadis.