His Heir apparent and Daughter both attend Georgetown University. He also opened a US style university in Jordan staffed with people from the schools he attended over here.
This is the kind of man who changes things. When ass needs kicking he is willing to get it done. However he also knows that real change comes slowly. Through Education and knowledge. It is no secret why AQ, ISIS and other similar groups don’t want people going to school. Especially women.
he was actually in a 1996 episode of star trek where he appeared as a science officer
sorry to burst bubbles guys
Cameo “Star Trek” role, flew Cobra gunships, has a beautiful wife, and is a King. STOP, I can’t take this anymore! :suicide:
I don’t think anyone actually figured he’d take the lead on strafing runs lol. Badass it would be tho.
I didn’t think the King would actually go to combat, but so far he showed the decisive action of a warrior. A lot more than the “mom jeans wearing, girly bicycle riding” community agitator.
I would not be surprised if the denial is dis-info and King Cobra actually flies a mission, then releases video after the fact. If so I hope he has plenty of decoy ships. Black market MANPAD prices probably quadrupled on the earlier report.
Hell, the Queen even has her own website. http://www.queenrania.jo/ If it’s not all propaganda, then this is the kind of Muslim nation that needs to lead by example, which it appears they are.
Yeah, but it did sound like he was actually going to fly and participate in some action even if just flight leader or a recon run. Oh well, it was a great sounding story. I personally think he should do it, just to do it, I don’t think he’d be that hard to protect. I think a beer run across the border would be huge PR.
Hey, the fat lady hasn’t sang yet. Maybe he still will at some point.
While we’re on this “King Abdullah” is cooler than our king, here’s a picture of him at Gunsite:
Very cool. It seems as if he really isn’t playing around with them. I hope he takes it to them and follows through with what he says. He has apparently trained with some of our Tier 1 units when he was younger. Not a fanboy or anything, but I’d take a guy like that over a community organizer when the proverbial poo hits the fan.
Considering his CV? Not surprised. Even if he’s “only” half as accomplished as we all think he is.
I KNEW it…
How can he stand to be in the same room with our pansy-ass President??? Arghhh.
Badass with a beer belly and a hot wife putting the smack down, and we get a dork riding a bike looking like Mr. Rodgers and Kermit the frog :neo:
Also a Gunsite alumni.
The term leadership comes to mind.
A confident, useful man tolerates pussies. Not saying you have to like it, but you do have to tolerate all sorts of completely and utterly useless people.
The King’s father was the same way. I remember as a kid hearing about him coming to the US for something-- a UN gathering I think-- and he was personally flying the 707 himself.
There was a special maybe 15 years ago, a Nat Geo show maybe, touring Jordan with King Hussein. On his BMW motorcycle. In a Blackhawk he was piloting. As I recall they took the chopper to Petra, and saw some Bedouins on the way, so they set down to say hello.
I will not be surprised at all to see some kind of communique from ISIS saying “the burning of the Jordanian pilot was not approved by leadership and was carried out by individuals who have since been identified and punished. Please call off the dogs”.
I’ve always admired HRH King Abdullah II. I think ISIS will find the killing of the Jordanian pilot to have been a bad move. This could be a big tipping point in the continued existence of ISIS.