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2015-02-18 Iraq
Jordanian officials say will send special forces to eliminate IS leaders in Iraq
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Posted by trailing wife 2015-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top
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#1 Why are they announcing this, instead of ghosting in quietly? Perhaps they aren't sending any real people at all, and are just spreading fear, uncertainty & doubt?
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418  2015-02-18 00:31||   2015-02-18 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2 They are already there. They're just waiting for ISIS to react to the planted story.
Posted by badanov 2015-02-18 00:48|| http://www.chriscovert.net  2015-02-18 00:48|| Front Page Top

#3 No worries - Obama will back him up as soon as he's finished at Pebble Beach!
Posted by Raj 2015-02-18 01:21||   2015-02-18 01:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Spreading a little FUD is good. And maybe you will stir things up. "Oh noes! The Jordanians are coming. We must move our HVTs to a secure location."

Plus, terrorism is part violence, part media event. This is a press release. Beyond the usual Arab bloviation, the Jordanians are announcing what they are doing . Their reputation depends on the results which will stand on their own.

I look forward to this test of their competence and luck.
Posted by SteveS 2015-02-18 01:22||   2015-02-18 01:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe they can render al-Buttbuddy and grease the tracks of a few dozen Abrams.
Posted by Steven 2015-02-18 02:51||   2015-02-18 02:51|| Front Page Top

#6 The King should get an invite to speak to Congress.
Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-18 09:53||   2015-02-18 09:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Reminder: People dont seem to remember his background: His mom was English, he went to boarding schools in England for middle school, and in the US for his college prep. He is a graduate of Sandhurst, and commissioned as LT in the British Army, actually commanded a troop of Armored Cav in the British Army, and graduated from the Armor Officer's course at Ft Knox.

King Abdullah was Special Forces branch during his active military service in Jordan - thats the insignia he chose to wear, and he rose to become the commander of the Jordanian Special Forces. He did the full-on training, not just honorary crap - parachute and freefall qualified. Along the way he qualified in AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter as gunner and pilot. The man is a soldier, through and through. And he did all this while being excluded as an heir to the throne - something that changed only just before his father died.

People seem to ignore that he has opened up free markets, has a free trade agreement with the US (the first by any middle eastern country), met with the Pope, etc.
Posted by OldSpook 2015-02-18 10:22||   2015-02-18 10:22|| Front Page Top

#8 Anyways - King Abdullah is the reason Jordan has the best SpecOps unit in the middle east, outside of Israel -- they are trained to Western standards, SAS style, with the most recent training by US SF over there the past few years doing the job quietly. The SpecOps community treats him as one of their own. So this announcement would not be anything that would give away ops that are ongoing.

My bet is this is designed to pop the rabbits out of their holes, where they already have operatives waiting for targets of opportunity.
Posted by OldSpook 2015-02-18 10:23||   2015-02-18 10:23|| Front Page Top

#9 and 4th Wife Queen Noor (Lisa Halaby) was American
Posted by Frank G 2015-02-18 13:26||   2015-02-18 13:26|| Front Page Top

#10 And don't forget OS, the King is also suitably attired by Kingsman Clothing.
Posted by Anice Nim 2015-02-18 13:30||   2015-02-18 13:30|| Front Page Top

#11 @#5: And yet, many US of A citizens do not recognize the parts that background and experience have played out with the current CiC.
Posted by Enver Forkbeard3609 2015-02-18 13:35||   2015-02-18 13:35|| Front Page Top

#12 LOL Kingsmen. Nice movie hook for that online clothing supplier.

I have a feeling the King is more Harley Davidson than that (2010 he did tour N Cali on Harley).
Posted by OldSpook 2015-02-18 14:00||   2015-02-18 14:00|| Front Page Top

#13 That has to be the ugliest clothing site on the web. I swear, no one knows how to tailor any more. Too much taper, lousy drape, unsubtle. Even Huntsman can't cut it anymore. Try to find the Men of the Cloth documentary, should be on dvd this year.
Posted by KBK  2015-02-18 20:36||   2015-02-18 20:36|| Front Page Top

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