Hero of the Middle East: King Abdullah II of Jordan
"Unlike other Arab leaders, who are afraid to act openly against the Islamist terrorist organizations, and some of whom finance them, Jordan's King Abdullah II, a descendant of Muhammad (S.A.A.W.), has shown genuine leadership and courage, both in the air and on land, to halt the spread of ISIS toward other Arab states. He is also worthy of being in the small pantheon of Middle East heroes who give Arabs and Muslims real hope for change."
King Abdullah first got my attention decades ago for a cameo appearance as a Federation starship officer on Star Trek: Voyager. But his role as a fighter pilot this year, PERSONALLY bombing ISIS in retaliation for the death of the Jordanian pilot who was burned alive in a cage by ISIS, elevates him to a more heroic status. He is not afraid to fight against injustice, even if in the form of a popular Muslim uprising potentially capable of deposing him someday.
"Before ISIS burned him alive him, Kasaesbeh [the Jordanian pilot] was forced to appear in a video, accusing the Jordanian government of collaborating with the Jews who opposed Al-Qaeda, instead of attacking Bashar Assad for killing Muslims (as if ISIS did not kill Muslims). One of history's little ironies was that the video was posted around the time Jordan's King Abdullah decided to send back Jordan's ambassador to Israel (he had been recalled after recent tensions concerning Al-Aqsa mosque). The Ambassador was sent back to Israel because the Jordanians realized that Israel was not planning to change the status quo on Al-Aqsa mosque, and that the number of Muslims worshipping in Al-Aqsa had grown, without any Israeli interference."
"Faced with an external enemy, Jordan is closing ranks around its courageous king to fight ISIS. King Abdullah II is not like U.S. President Barack Obama, the leader of the greatest power on earth today, who is afraid to fight Islamic terrorism and afraid of an Iran that aspires to be nuclear, even as it threatens all of us, including the U.S.
What does President Obama think Iran is building intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for? Iran does not need them to strike Israel, or ISIS or the Sunni countries of the Middle East; it can already do that without ICBMs. Yet His Majesty King Abdullah ibn Hussein, who is the king of one of the smallest countries in the world, is ready to fight heroically to protect his people.
Unlike other Arab leaders, who are afraid to act openly against the Islamist terrorist organizations, and some of whom finance them, Jordan's King Abdullah, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.A.W.), has shown genuine leadership and courage, both in the air and on land, to halt the spread of ISIS toward other Arab states. He is also worthy of being in the small pantheon of Middle East heroes who give Arabs and Muslims real hope for historical change."
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* FWIW, I disagree with the author of the article quoted above regarding Obama's fear of fighting Islamic terrorism. I suspect that Obama fails to fight Islamic terrorism not out of fear, but out of support. I suspect that he simply supports the goals of Islamic extremists and hopes to empower them.
Consider reading - Antichrist 2016-2019: Mystery Babylon, Barack Obama & the Islamic Caliphate