This is a King whose own father was almost assassinated by Islamic terrorists. He’s had attempts on his own life by the same. He’s pro-western, monogamous, quite British in nature, and educated at the best colleges that the west offers: Elite prep schools in the US, Georgetown for foreign policy, and Sandhurst for military leadership training on the UK model.
ISIS just enraged a nation right next to their little terror state that can field a real army, and it’s a monarchy with its subjects howling for blood.
Abdullah II should just steamroll into Iraq and shoot everyone who has so much as the wrong look on their face. In fact, Iraq really ought to be part of Jordan. Just go conquer their asses.
All that, and his Queen is real purdy .....
If my memory is correct he is not just a King but darn near a spec-operator via his military training or is that his brother? Their was a show on the Travel Channel of all places where one of the monarchs took the host on a hike through one of their historic sites and it was rigorous and the royal was kicking arse through it all.