I have always despised the Jordanian opposition (especially the tribal, liberal, and Islamist versions). They are the most loyal and cowardly of any opposition that I have seen in the region. They are like a tamed domesticated already tamed house pet (without the cuteness). Look in the Jordanian press and on opposition websites for reactions to the story of dispatch of US troops to Jordan. Yet, men sit in jail in Jordan for daring to "extend their tongue"--in the language of the Jordanian law that prevents insults to the King and his family--toward the ruler.