by Robert Janicki
King Abdullah,
monarch of the Kingdom of Jordan, cut short his trip to Washington, D.C.
and a meeting with our feckless president early Tuesday to return to
Jordan for the following day's dawn execution of two Al Queda
related terrorists previously convicted and condemned to death for acts
of terrorism in Jordan involving the deaths of innocent Jordanians.
The
execution of these two terrorists has now come less than 24 hours after
Jordanian intelligence confirmed that the Jordanian Air Force pilot
captured and held by ISIS in Syria had already been slain by ISIS earlier in a grisly death by immolation. At approximately the same time, ISIS
released a choreographed video of the entire process of their savagery
in murdering the Jordanian pilot.
ISIS, knowing it
had already slain the Jordanian pilot
had tried to negotiate a swap for one of the two terrorists, an Iranian
woman. The Jordanian government demanded proof that their pilot was
still alive, probably suspecting that he had already been killed. When
no proof was forth coming, the Jordanian intelligence community let it
be known their pilot was already dead at the hands of ISIS. It was then
that ISIS released the gory video of the pilot's brutal and inhumane
murder by being set on fire by ISIS.
The
lesson to be learned from this for the Obama administration is that
actions speak louder than words or threats, which seems to be the extent
to President Obama's military savvy and understanding in how to deal
with Islamic terrorists. The Jordanian government illustrated how they
treat terrorists, contrary to the way the Obama administration weakly
and timidly approaches terrorism with halting steps and actions that
ultimately lead to a retreat from reality.
Expect
Jordan to exact even more retribution on ISIS in the form of increased
military attacks on ISIS personnel and facilities. King Abdullah has
already stated that Jordan will seek swift and devastating revenge on
ISIS and, unlike America's Commander in Chief, will bring down Jordan's
wrath upon ISIS in short order.
Meanwhile,
America's embarrassment for a president has counseled King Abdullah to
only use a measured response to ISIS's latest butchery. King Abdullah,
trained by American special forces and once the head of Jordan's special
forces, understands the concept of overwhelming force to quickly and
thoroughly defeat an enemy, something which escapes President Obama and
liberals in general.
King Abdullah does face
internal resistance from some tribal forces that believe the attack on
ISIS is not their war and supporting such a war places them as
supporters of the West against fellow Muslims. Expect King Abdullah to
overcome this resistance despite the political cost to his monarchy.
Also expect King Abdullah, the son of the late king, Hussein, a strong
monarch and military man in his own right, to be decisive like his
father and act to restore Jordan's honor, which has been besmirched by
ISIS terrorists.
King Abdullah understands the
Arab mind. Force must be met with overwhelming force, since anything
less is viewed as weakness. Unfortunately, America's liberal mindset
cannot master that concept and insists on a measured proportional
response to all attacks on American interests and counsels other nations
in this same impotent tactical claptrap.