[mabelkitty]

In adddition, she threw the lovely Queen Noor to the streets without a penny of support. The King is the late Hussein's eldest from his first wife, and this selection (if I recall correctly) over the brother was a slight.

Jordan has been long-time allies, and that is true. However, that was due in great part to the lovely Queen Noor.

[areafiftyone]

Did you know she is a Palestinian? I didn't realize that at first until she marched in that anti-Israeli protest shouting "Beloved bin Laden, strike Tel Aviv!". She has the same mentality as them but unlike them she has untold wealth and tries to look like a hollywierd starlett.

[Alberta's Child]

Jordan's ruling family did not "select" Abdullah to succeed King Hussein -- Abdullah was selected by King Hussein himself shortly before he died.

And you are right when you call Abdullah's selection a "slight" -- it was considered a slight to Muslims in Jordan who never wanted Abdullah to rule Jordan because his mother was a Christian.

The U.S. has had a good relationship with Jordan over the years because Jordan is the most forward-thinking, pro-Western Islamic nation in the Middle East. And I'll g one step further -- I think King Hussein was also one of the most noble, principled leaders in the world over the last 100 years.