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U.S. Military Is Sent to Jordan to Help With Crisis in Syria
New York Times ^ | October 9, 2012 | Michael R. Gordon and Elisabeth Bumiller

Posted on 10/10/2012 6:12:51 AM PDT by Zakeet

The United States military has secretly sent a task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan to help the armed forces there handle a flood of Syrian refugees, prepare for the possibility that Syria will lose control of its chemical weapons and be positioned should the turmoil in Syria expand into a wider conflict.

The task force, which has been led by a senior American officer, is based at a Jordanian military training center built into an old rock quarry north of Amman. It is now largely focused on helping Jordanians handle the estimated 180,000 Syrian refugees who have crossed the border and are severely straining the country’s resources.

American officials familiar with the operation said the mission also includes drawing up plans to try to insulate Jordan, an important American ally in the region, from the upheaval in Syria and to avoid the kind of clashes now occurring along the border of Syria and Turkey.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bhomiddleeast; flee; jordan; military; muslimbrotherhood; refugees; syria; syriarefugees; turkey; usmilitary; waronterror; wot
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You right wing nuts can rest assured that the Royal Idiot and I know exactly what we are doing ... we have things completely under control ... our troops are completely safe ... we would never become involved in another quagmire ... and the Muzzies we protect will appreciate our efforts this time!

1 posted on 10/10/2012 6:12:58 AM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

“The United States military has secretly...”
Not a ‘secret’ any longer?


2 posted on 10/10/2012 6:16:47 AM PDT by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
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To: Zakeet

Look for a black flag event in Jordan that will give Obama cover to support the “Jordanian Democracy Movement”, AKA the Muslim Brotherhood.


3 posted on 10/10/2012 6:18:08 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (Democrats - The Treasonous Pervert Party)
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To: Zakeet

Meanwhile libs are calling Romney a warmonger.


4 posted on 10/10/2012 6:18:17 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Zakeet

Why do we PAY to our enemies?


5 posted on 10/10/2012 6:28:31 AM PDT by Milagros (Y)
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To: Zakeet

More American targets for our muslim “brothers-in-arms” to shoot in the back.


6 posted on 10/10/2012 6:29:09 AM PDT by moovova (Obama was Swiftboated...er... Big-Birded by Romney. Is there no decency left in this world?)
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To: Zakeet
based at a Jordanian military training center built into an old rock quarry north of Amman

A ROCK QUARRY????, They are based in a hole in the ground?????
Talk about fish in a barrel... Who the h3!! thought this basing scheme up ???

7 posted on 10/10/2012 6:30:07 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: Zakeet

Poor little Administration. So eager to brag to the whole world about what foreign policy geniuses they are that they forget it’s supposed to be a surprise. :)


8 posted on 10/10/2012 6:40:16 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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To: Zakeet
U.S. Military Is Sent to Jordan to Help With Crisis in Syria

Hussein and the 'Beast positioning the troops (BTW which they hate) for their little "October Surprise" - the start of Armageddon.

9 posted on 10/10/2012 6:41:15 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ("Get that evil, foreign, muslim, usurping, gay bastard out of MY White House!" FUBO!)
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To: duckman

NY Times, our enemies best friend.


10 posted on 10/10/2012 6:46:57 AM PDT by Texas resident (Let's elect an American this time.)
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To: Zakeet
The United States military has secretly sent a task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan...

To read the headline, the military acted on it's own without orders and Zero and Clintoon have nothing to do with this.

My Lord, the media are so in the tank for Zero and the Rats to already be constructing the disconnect for the White Hut regime when this blows up in America's face.

11 posted on 10/10/2012 7:09:59 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Zakeet
With no Congressional, i.e, Constitutional authority nor oversight whatsoever...naturally.
12 posted on 10/10/2012 7:48:08 AM PDT by onedoug
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According to reports we are sending troops to the Jordon border to protect the border with Syria.

We don’t even protect our own borders and we are sending military there?


13 posted on 10/10/2012 9:36:49 AM PDT by edcoil (It is not over until I win.)
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To: Zakeet

OWS to erupt in orgy of protests in 3...2...1...0.....-100...-1000


14 posted on 10/10/2012 10:37:57 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Milagros
Why do we PAY to our enemies?

because even though they OUR enemies, they're NOT obama's enemies!

15 posted on 10/10/2012 10:39:55 AM PDT by pgkdan (A vote for anyone but Romney is a vote for obama. GO MITT!!)
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To: Zakeet
Queen Rania of Jordan:
16 posted on 10/10/2012 11:34:04 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Zakeet

Well I’ve always said that if Obama thought he was going to lose the election, something really bad would happen just in time, to well, cancel elections.


17 posted on 10/10/2012 12:09:15 PM PDT by eak3
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To: duckman
Not a ‘secret’ any longer?

The NYT is given more info than Jay Carney is from this admin.

18 posted on 10/10/2012 12:31:53 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: pgkdan
they OUR enemies, they're NOT obama's enemies

Sad truth.

19 posted on 10/10/2012 12:44:20 PM PDT by Milagros (Y)
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To: Zakeet

Sure looks like the chunky chick is buying her clothers off the same rack as Yasser used. Tribes have patterns and I’m guessing her pattern is a dead giveaway for the Wheretheflockarewe’s?


20 posted on 10/10/2012 12:46:04 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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