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.

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    10 months ago

    But in this case, its Jordan who wants to have its border defended from ISIS, and the USA also wants to kill ISIS, so why not make a deal between us where we can have a military base that does both?

    Win-win for both parties. This is more like the CEO wanting to give a pay-raise to the employee, and the employee accepting it. Both sides are happy.

    Just because there’s a power imbalance doesn’t mean that there’s any ill-will or problem. US-Jordan relations are very close, and have been great for decades.