Why on earth war-torn Syria would even consider invading Jordan is unclear, but the US troops on the ground in Jordan are apparently spending all their time preparing for that eventuality anyhow, at least according to Jordanian officials familiar with the situation.
The 150 US troops are deployed in a base on the outskirts of Amman, and have apparently been spending time on the dual goals of reinforcing the Jordanian side of the border with Syria, and preparing for the possibility of a chemical weapons attack.
Which seems enormously unlikely, as Syria has repeatedly said that they will only use their chemical weapon arsenal in retaliation for a foreign invasion. The more plausible explanation is the one raised when the US deployment was first revealed, that the troops are actually planning for a raid into Syria to seize the nation’s chemical weapons.
Though there has been some spillover of the Syrian Civil War into Jordan, most of the fighting now is centering on the northern frontier of Syria, along the border with Turkey.
What utter BS. Syria "attacking" Jordan? Haven't there been reports in the past of "foreign" troops in Jordan aiding and abetting the rebels? Namely French and quite possibly American boots? This is simply setting the stage for and attack originating within Jordan and not the other way around.
That 150 troops will be enough to secure an entire Country's chemical weapons sites defies logic.
Reminds me of when Rumsfeld responded to Ray McGovern ~'you think they'd be donning that gear in 120 degree heat if they didn't believe in wmd?' Then he took a drink, looking pointedly self-satisfied. Teeheee. Indeed I was putting that (brand new!) crap on in that heat, and indeed I didn't believe it served any non-PR purpose whatsoever…
If there is a chemical attack, even one 'from Syria,' it won't be from Syria's current government. Just as with explosions in Turkey. But there will be GWoT-suckers who'd tell you those are Iraq's old stash.
'When Moshe Dayan and Ben-Gurion were debating the feasibility of interfering with Lebanon's internal politics and destabilizing Syria. Moshe Sharett wrote in his dairy:
"I saw clearly how those who saved the state so heroically and courageously in the War of Independence would be capable of bringing a catastrophe upon it if they are given the chance in normal times." (Iron Wall, p. 134)'
The above is from Moshett Sheritt diary. He was the second prime minister of Israel. During this time Israel was working on how to attack Egypt prior to Egypt getting new and better arms from Russia.
Todays fighting is all continue splitting of the ottoman empire. Zionist has from the first arrival of illegal immigrants in the 1920's been a full player in all the troubles in the middle east.
How incredulous the American public is? A detachment of 150 American soldiers are going to seal a border running hundreds of kilometers long when tens of thousands of soldiers could not seal the Iraqi border in the wake of our invasion. The real purpose behind this deployment has little to do with protecting “defenseless” Jordan from Syrian aggression nor for humanitarian reasons as was first declared. It is but a continuation of our involvement in the destruction of a recalcitrant nation that dares to challenge our hegemony. Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar or Napoleon couldn’t be prouder of our every expanding empire.
The absurdity and foolishness is beyond dispute. But… 150? How much war prep can 150 soldiers realistically take on? What kind of chem-weapons "raid" can 150 soldiers pull off? Something isn't adding up. That number seems more than a bit low if what they're doing there is anything like that.
US lies
Standing armies are a drug looking for a disease. Unfortunately we get addicted to those drugs and it's hard to get off them.
Somewhere in some once web-available NASA documents, there's a neat turn of phrase –a guideline for R&D: ~"avoid the product-in-search-of-application syndrome." I guess that means have a definite use in mind before wasting too much time & money on development. Sounds like they're describing a symptom of over-funding? I'd be curious if the military ever offers such advice to it's vendors.
I'm not sure how many soldiers they have at the site,
But I'm sure that the camp exists and it has been there
Long before the fighting started in Syria, my nephew
Works at the same camp and he's been there over two
Years, I call the news about the troops, some thing like
Scare tactics.