The Fight is Joined

Jordan has to join the fight, along with Iraq and Lebanon for that all elusive freedom of self determination. Will Jordan decide to rise up and demand a new government or will it fall by the way side and wait for a better opportunity? I don't think there is a better time than now.

When George Bush leaves office, all bets are off as to what the next Presidents will do to fight terror and to help others do the same. Bush has made this very plain ever since 9/11 for all to know and understand. He has said it many times.

The bombs that killed and wounded dozens in the three hotels in Amman was the work of Al Qaida. It is to their advantage to strike now when it looks like Jordan is starting to feel the fever of freedom like Lebanon and so will be the next to fall along with Syria. Just what the terrorists hope to accomplish by killing people at random is a mystery to me. It only stiffens their resolve.

The people of Jordan can see what the Iraqis and Lebanese have accomplished while they are being killed by the hundreds. Courage is infectious. They never give up - they keep signing up to be police and they join the military by the hundreds. The entire country is growing in every direction. Of course you can't tell this from what you read or see in the lame stream media.

Even though the Syrians are providing sanctuary for many of the terrorists that attach Iraq, their government is in trouble. Having to leave Lebanon with their tail between their legs was a big blow to Baby Hussein and Hamas. Hamas is still the force to be reckoned with in this area, but it's power to control the area is greatly reduced. Here to, as in Lebanon, the people want out from under the heel of a tyrant.

The United States is also applying pressure on Syria to close or control it's borders with Iraq or suffer the consequences. After all we do have 150,000 troops in the area - a fact that does not sit well with the Syrians.

They also believe that when George Bush says he will do something rash, it will happen. This was something the thugs around the world never had to worry about with resent past presidents. Even Bush senior folded when he was needed the most during the first Gulf War.

Is Iran behind this and will they start taking a bigger role in exporting terrorist groups to make sure the killing goes on. I know that the religious fanatics that control Iran are looking over their collective shoulders at their own population. There is a very active and power force for freedom in Iran now, especially among the youth and the university students.

The big question now is what will the Iranians, Syrians and Jordanians do in the next three years to secure that freedom, if anything?

I think this quote by Claude Bristol sums up the attitude that is forging the Iraqis on, "constant and determined effort breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles".