Burned alive in a cage: ISIS release video claiming to show horrifying murder of captured Jordanian pilot

[ScottL]

My take:

Jordan's king can't get too involved in Syria without exposing his own reign to the local Jihadis in his own country, particularly with a ground force. Staying in power and avoiding the bayonet up the ass are further up the ladder in his mind. Like most rulers / governments in the world the king knows that he and his country stand alone and can't count on Comrade Obama to come to his defense.

Israel is more likely to help out with airstrikes and intel than the U.S. is. Both Israel and Jordan have a deadly common enemy.

To back up above statements:
Jordan Unlikely to Become a Regional Sparta - David Schenker (Foreign Affairs)
For the past six months, opposition in Jordan to the war by the anti-ISIS coalition was broad-based. However, that changed after the burning alive of the captured Jordanian pilot.
Although an immediate robust Jordanian military response is appropriate, it's not at all certain that the kingdom will keep up the tempo of operations after the fury over the pilot dissipates.
Over time, concerns about force preservation may ultimately compel the kingdom to dial back its own expanded military efforts in Syria. Jordan is unlikely to become a regional Sparta any time soon.
The writer is director of the Program on Arab Politics at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

 

[ScottL]

Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Refuses to Condemn the Islamic State for Killing Jordanian Pilot - Yoni Ben Menachem (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Despite a show of unity in Jordan following the execution by fire of pilot Muath Al-Kasasbeh, and a call to arms to avenge the killing, the Muslim Brotherhood is unwilling to join the Hashemite Kingdom in an anti-IS coalition.
The Brotherhood's leader in Jordan, Sheikh Hammam Said, claimed on Feb. 5 that "Jordan should not be part of a coalition run by the United States."

 

[superbeets]

The Muslim Brotherhood are terrorist swine.