US to deploy 200 troops to Jordan over Syria war: minister

[Bosonic]

Source: AFP

AMMAN — The United States plans to deploy 200 troops in Jordan because of "the deteriorating situation" in war-torn Syria, Information Minister Mohammad Momani said on Wednesday.

"The deployment of the troops is part of US-Jordanian military cooperation to boost the Jordanian armed forces in light of the deteriorating situation in Syria," Momani told AFP.

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. To do what? Keep Syrian refugees from crossing into Jordan?

[TwilightGardener]

2. Well, there goes my hope that we will stay out of it.

What the hell will they be doing there, I wonder?

[John2]

7. If you had military training and

knew all the capabilities of the military, you probably could figure it out. Congress nor the Obama Administration can fool me one bit. I'll give you a clue, go back to the beginnings of every U.S. War since Vietnam. How do you get troops on the ground when there is no public opinion for it? Drip,Drip, Drip.

[azurnoir]

3. didn't ya just know it 'had' to happen

can't keep our noses out of it
wonder if King Playstatio er Abdullah and John Kerry will do a Daily Show spot talking this up?

[Purveyor]

4. And so it begins. Besides they will come in handy when we assist israel in bombing Iran. eom

[L0oniX]

6. Perfect! n/t

[L0oniX]

5. Drip drip drip. n/t

[grahamhgreen]

8. Suddenly - we have money!

[Comrade Grumpy]

9. Jordan is reliably accused of backing the rebels in Syria. We're backing Jordan.

We've already got lots of Syrian blood on our hands.