King, US defense secretary discuss ties, Mideast

Home Jordan News King, US defense secretary discuss ties, Mideast [8/5/2012 12:00:00 AM] AMMONNEWS - His Majesty King Abdullah II on Thursday received US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who is currently visiting the Kingdom within a tour of the region. Talks dealt with means of forging closer ties between Jordan and the United States, as well as the latest developments in the Middle East, mainly the situation in Syria. The meeting was attended by Director of the King's Office Imad Fakhoury, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mashal Mohammad Zaben, Director of the General Intelligence Department Lieutenant General Faisal Al Shoubaki and the US Ambassador to Jordan Stuart Jones. *Petra

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1 Democracy and Mutual Interests! 8/2/2012 9:43:54 PM
The US is a strong supporter and protector of Jordan and the existing regime system, at least for now. Jordanians should be grateful for the significant US financial and military support. Unlike the "old" GCC aid which only Allah and the pockets of the few "receivers" knew where it went, the US financial help must go to the benefits of the people and it knows where every dollar goes! The US also has a flexible democratic system. When US allies Ben Ali and Mubarak were toppled and Islamists reached power, many believed that the interests of the US will suffer in Egypt and Tunisia. What is happening now was unimaginable just one year ago: the two countries are developing a new relations with the US built on a much more solid foundations than during the rule of the previous absolute corrupt dictatorships in Cairo and Tunisia! Relations among democracies are based on mutual interests and permanent; Relations with "loyal" despotic corrupt dictators are brutal and short.