i don’t know. Jordan can waffle, once the “story” has waivered. I got a couple of wooden ammo cases in my basement from way back in Desert Storm which have “Property RJA” printed on them
Thanks for your wartime service.
This pilot was from a prominent family (his uncle is a Major General) from one of the dozen main tribes in the Kingdom (Bararsheh tribe). His tribe, long loyal to the King, will be calling for blood. The other tribes will be looking to see how they are backed up when one is violently wronged - this is the foundation for tribes to hang together in the first place. Its a bit like a gang for mutual defense and deterrence.
Quietly executing the pilot would have engendered relatively much less response. The atrocious and provocative way that ISIS did this demands retribution to maintain credibility. Beyond that, it will genuinely enrage red-blooded Arabs, beyond simple rational calculations. Unlike here, where politicians can jaw-jack and blow smoke to obscure the situation until attention is distracted, there when passions are inflamed, leaders tend to take action. They are an emotional culture.