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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
King Abdullah's military experience
2015-02-06
Jordan's King Abdullah II, a former commander of his country's special forces, angrily vowed to bombard the Islamic State until his military runs "out of fuel and bullets" after the release of a brutal video showing a captured Jordanian airman being burned alive in a cage.

The official Facebook page of The Royal Hashemite Court published a photo showing Jordan's leader dressed in military fatigues. The same photo was published on the king's instagram account eight months ago.

Jordan has carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS or ISIL, in Mosul.

The Jordanian government has denied rumors the king was physically involved in aerial attacks.

Dubbed the "warrior king," Jordan's leader has clocked in 35 years of military service.

According to the king's bio, he enrolled in the UK's Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in 1980 and went on to become an elite Cobra attack helicopter pilot.

The Washington Examiner carried this amazing snippet from US congressmen who visited Abdullah in Jordan as part of an official trip:

"He said there is going to be retribution like ISIS hasn't seen," said Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., a Marine Corps veteran of two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, who was in the meeting with the king. "He mentioned 'Unforgiven' and he mentioned Clint Eastwood, and he actually quoted a part of the movie."

Hunter would not say which part of "Unforgiven" the king quoted, but noted it was where Eastwood's character describes how he is going to deliver his retribution. There is a scene in the picture in which Eastwood's character, William Munny, says, "Any man I see out there, I'm gonna kill him. Any son of a bitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only going to kill him, I'm going to kill his wife and all his friends and burn his damn house down."

Beyond airstrikes, Jordan could further contribute to the fight against ISIS through the use of its extremely effective special forces units.

Jordan's special forces team, grouped under Jordan's Joint Special Operations Command, is 14,000 strong and is one of the most effective fighting and intelligence forces in the region. Jordanian special forces frequently train alongside US forces.
Posted by:gorb

#14  King Abdullah
vs
King Arugula

The neck and shoulders of someone with pack time. Quotes Eastwood. Helicopter pilot.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-02-06 18:07  

#13  My read on this, is the Hashemites are panicked, which must be because they believe they face significant internal threats. Their legitimacy is primarily religious, as the hereditary custodians of Mecca.

ISIS is a threat to their religious legitimacy.
Posted by: phil_b   2015-02-06 17:54  

#12  Lets wait and see

Results are what matters, but I give them props for doing what they said. No faint lines drawn in the sand here.
Posted by: SteveS   2015-02-06 14:49  

#11  Those who can - do, those who can not - teach, those who can not teach - administrate.

And those who can't even administrate - community organize.

Lets wait and see what and how the Jordanians do before we judge them.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-02-06 12:10  

#10  I am unaware of any significant achievements of the Jordan special forces, military or warrior king.

they're no Fightin' Dick "Dick" Blumenthal, Tom "Dick" Harkin or Brian Williams, that's for sure
Posted by: Frank G   2015-02-06 11:48  

#9  Right in line with the Muzzie-in-Chief's priorities.

Of course. It means more assets for the domestic Long March.
Posted by: Pappy   2015-02-06 11:08  

#8  Is nobama condemning Jordan yet?
No, but according to Drudge today, the US denied Jordan drones to use against ISIS. Right in line with the Muzzie-in-Chief's priorities.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2015-02-06 09:54  

#7  I am unaware of any significant achievements of the Jordan special forces, military or warrior king.

Not to be confused with the non-warrior king and staff at the White House who have absolutely no experience of military history, operations, or culture. Those who can - do, those who can not - teach, those who can not teach - administrate.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-02-06 09:43  

#6  The like it nice and 'quiet'

They like it nice and 'quiet'.

Oops
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-02-06 09:33  

#5  Typically one doesn't hear about 'significant achievements' from any Special Forces group.

The like it nice and 'quiet'.

Unfortunately, certain government entities will self-promote and advertise 'accomplishments', piggybacking on the actions of others.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2015-02-06 08:20  

#4  I am unaware of any significant achievements of the Jordan special forces, military or warrior king. Talk is cheap. Dropping a few bombs is easy. (Ask Bill Clinton). Let's see what they do from here.
Posted by: jvalentour   2015-02-06 08:10  

#3  Is nobama condemning Jordan yet?
Posted by: chris   2015-02-06 07:32  

#2  Every terror organization over steps its bounds and overreaches with the terror campaign.

This is the over reach of ISIS and they've struck a nerve with many Moslems and perhaps maybe even awakened a liberal or two.

At any rate, they've pissed off Jordan to the nth degree and I expect King Abdullah to make good on his promises...
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2015-02-06 06:33  

#1  Got the face for sure, we'll see.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-02-06 06:25  

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