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To: ExSoldier

Still, killing that guy has pissed off a whole lot of moderate Jordanians, and the king will start to really play ball now as a staunch coalition ally.

Look for us to ask to expand air bases in the region now, just wait.


66 posted on 02/03/2015 9:47:49 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Abathar
Still, killing that guy has pissed off a whole lot of moderate Jordanians, and the king will start to really play ball now as a staunch coalition ally.

I'd like to believe that, I really would, especially since the King's wife is an American, but it's really too simplistic an outlook given the tensions of the region. Becoming a staunch ally of the Great Satan (USA) will be seen as becoming a staunch ally of the even greater Satan which is Israel. I think, on balance, you'll find that the King, being a rather pragmatic sort will see that he needs the good will of the other Arabs before he will want to openly embrace the USA/Israel partnership. There may very well be some sort of under the radar, covert or even clandestine alliance with us, but I very much doubt that anything will come overtly and just out there.

94 posted on 02/03/2015 11:52:16 AM PST by ExSoldier (Stand up and be counted... OR LINE UP AND BE NUMBERED...)
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