Saturday 13 October 2012

US troops in Jordan

US boosts military presence in Jordan


US troop presence has been escalated in Jordan--the announcement made this week by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. Panetta says military planners are in Jordan in response to the increase in Syrian refugees. He says the troops are to bolster Amman's military capabilities and prepare for any trouble with Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. But experts say the motives are greater. Professor Peter Moore of Case Western Reserve University spoke to us from Cleveland, Ohio.



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