Training in Jordan, Keep the Humor and Farsi Out……….
“At the end of the day, if your partners are strong, you are strong.” Those words from His Majesty King Abdullah II are on the first page of the official program commemorating the grand opening of Jordan’s special operations training center in Amman May 19. The words symbolize Jordan’s commitment to building collaborative relationships to fight terrorism throughout the world. The King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC) is the product of that commitment. Transatlantic Programs Center handled the design and construction of KASOTC. The partnership theme has been present since the project was envisioned. KASOTC resulted from a unique blend of Jordanian and U.S. government agencies, along with private sector firms that helped bring the king’s vision of a regional training center to reality…… KASOTC offers the best practices in counterterrorism training. Special operators from Jordan, the Middle East region, and the U.S. will train with live ammunition in realistic settings with the sights, sounds, and smells of the battlefield…....…”
That is fine and dandy. As long as they don’t ask the Jordanians to teach them about Shi’a (Shi’ite) theology or Persian language, they should be okay. And about the various fish(es) of the Persian-American Gulf. Oh I almost forgot: or about humor, Jordanians know about humor less than they know about Shi’a theology and the Persian language. The last Amman Comedy Festival notwithstanding.
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