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Source: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142959/david-schenker/crime-and-punishment-in-jordan
Jordan Unlikely to Become a Regional Sparta
(Foreign Affairs) David Schenker - 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.