Blindly follow and trust your government. See how many liberties you have in 20 years. The great thing about America is that we have in our Constitution to second-guess our government.
Aside from that, it appears you may have a point. We've just increased our aid to Jordan, so maybe they are going to support them as our in-area ally in hopes that Iran will follow. But I still think two allies now is better than one now and maybe another later. We've badly blown international relations gambles before, I can see us doing it again.