Just so you don't think I've completely lost my mind, I'm well aware that the USA backed Manual Noriega in Panama, then later imprisoned him, backed Saddam in his war with Iran, then later waged war on him twice, backed Osama bin Laden in his opposition to the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, but now are hunting him down as the prime suspect in the 9/11 bombing. I'm well aware of the US backed Contras in Nicaragua and the death squads in El Salvador and Columbia, trained in America.

I opposed all of these and still do.

And in the Yugoslavia war, where was the "genocide" Clinton told the American people was going on against the "ethnic Albanians" (they don't like to say they are pro-Muslim).
We blame Bush for his WMD hoax, but Clinton used a false genocide hoax as well.

So I am just reminding the readers (who probably haven't been as politically active as I have for as long as I have) that I am no spring chicken when it comes to looking at US policy around the world.

Is US aid to Jordan a bad idea? Probably. Given the US track record, likely. But I don't have any specifics and as such will wait until such time as I feel I have something more to offer regarding the wisdom of continuing this aid.