Why were American soldiers in Jordan in the first place? - eviltoast

Everyone is talking about the American soldiers killed in Jordan. But I don’t know why they were there to begin with.

  • Cannibal_MoshpitV3@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I agree with you, the Ottomans were a source of stability and were generally failing by WW1. I believe the drawing of the new borders while ignoring cultures and histories of the people left in the former Ottoman Empire is also a huge source of instability.