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February 11, 2015 - 08:31 AM Why Jordan is moving troops to Iraq border Jordan continues its efforts to hit "hard in the very center of [Islamic State] strongholds" as it sends "thousands" of troops to the Iraqi border. Jordan’s King Abdullah is making good on his promise to hit Islamic State (known both as IS and ISIS) militants hard in retribution for murdering Jordanian pilot Muath Kassasbeh. After launching new air strikes last week, King Abdullah has now deployed “thousands” of troops to its border with Iraq to escalate its show of force against the terrorist organization, NBC News has reported. Other nations have now vowed to support him. King Abdullah has made it clear that he is enraged by IS acts, and that he fully intends to respond accordingly. In a meeting with US lawmakers, he incited the violent Clint Eastwood film “Unforgiven” to provide a framework for his approach: “Any man I see out there, I’m gonna kill him. Any [expletive] 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,” one of Eastwood’s characters says in the film. In addition, King Abdullah told the Examiner: “The only problem we’re going to have is running out of fuel and bullets," but others are now stepping up with what is needed to do the job. Love, Bro Don |