July 2, 2004
EXACTLY AS PREDICTED:
Jordan willing to send troops to Iraq (AP, 7/01/04)
Jordan's King Abdullah II said Thursday his country would be willing to send troops to Iraq, potentially becoming the first Arab state to do so."Now there is an Iraqi interim government and a fully independent process very soon in Iraq. I presume that if the Iraqis ask us for help directly it would be very difficult for us to say no," Abdullah said in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. television "Newsnight" program.
"Our message to the president or the prime minister is: Tell us what you want. Tell us how we can help, and you have 110% support from us.
"If we don't stand with them, if they fail, then we all pay the price."
Hey, surprise, Iraqi sovereignty makes a difference... Posted by Orrin Judd at July 2, 2004 8:37 AM
Comments
I presume that His Majesty is thinking in terms of, perhaps, two or three hundred thousand troops.
Posted by: Uncle Bill at July 2, 2004 11:08 AMDo the Shi'a and Kurds really want Sunni Arab troops in Iraq?
Posted by: Chris Durnell at July 2, 2004 12:01 PM