King Abdullah II drew praise for his strong words and forceful military response to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s murder of Jordanian pilot Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh. The otherwise quiet monarch emerged suddenly as a terrifying foe to organized terror.
Following news that the Islamic State had murdered al-Kasasbeh, Abdullah, who was in America on business when he learned of the grisly execution, told U.S. lawmakers in a closed door meeting that he would pursue the group, which controls substantial portions of Jordan's neighbors Iraq and Syria, until Jordan’s military runs "out of fuel and bullets.”
"He said there is going to be retribution like ISIS hasn’t seen,” Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., told reporters after the private meeting. “He mentioned ‘Unforgiven’ and he mentioned Clint Eastwood, and he actually quoted a part of the movie.”
Abdullah, himself a former general, wasn’t bluffing: Not long after his meeting with U.S. lawmakers, the king returned home and Jordan’s air force immediately launched airstrikes on Islamic State positions, reportedly killing several enemy combatants.
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6 comments:
This is much better than our "Wussy King".
I got a kick out of him using Clint Eastwood reference - how about the empty chair?
The exact opposite of that Ahole in the whitehouse.
internet falls in love? NOOOO America did! This is what a leader looks like. Someone hurts our own, then the tops need to strap up and go to work. Obama straps up and goes golfing.
A leader with huge balls!
LOL, a leader? For talking smack on tv? You guys are hilarious. I do believe it was US warplanes in the air and special forces on the ground LONG before the Jordanians showed up. This is especially key considering the war is going down in their back yard. Please use facts to support your positions, not fantasies. This isn't WWE.
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