Jordan's Abdullah: 'No one' trusts Obama
Barry Rubin flags a Washington Post interview with Jordan's King Abdullah and says that it's bad news for the United States and for the West generally. Here’s how King Abdallah responded to Weymouth’s question, “Do you and other leaders in this area believe you cannot rely on the U.S.?"Read the whole thing.
He replied:
"I think everybody is wary of dealing with the West....Looking at how quickly people turned their backs on [Egyptian President Husni] Mubarak, I would say that most people are going to try and go their own way. I think there is going to be less coordination with the West and therefore a chance of more misunderstandings."
This is devastating. I'm not shocked that the king thinks that way but I am shocked that he says so openly. In other words he isn't afraid of Obama's being angry and thinks he has nothing to lose because things aren't going to be better. That's how far the situation has deteriorated.
Imagine that instead of going to Jordan (which is also an Arab country in addition to being a pro-American, moderate one) for advice on building the opposition leadership in neighboring Syria, the Obama Administration went to the non-Arab, Islamist Turkish regime!
Jordan is now turning to Saudi Arabia, another country that is no longer relying on Obama, to be its protector and source for financial aid.
Jordan has been the most long-term, consistent ally of the United States in the Arab world, continuously for more than 40 years. Yet the king cannot trust those in the White House any more. They dumped Mubarak, they might dump him.
Assuming that Obama is gone in 2013, it will take years to undo the damage that he has done to the Unites States' allies. And if God forbid he is reelected....
Labels: American allies, Barack Hussein Obama, Barry Rubin, Jordanian King Abdullah
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:33 AM
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