Wishful thinking in Jordan. 1st ID and 26th MEU on the ground training hard.

So we have the 1st ID and 26th MEU training hard in Jordan.

The news media is saying that its a show of force to the Syrian government.

I say its wishful thinking.

Assad doesn't give a rats ass about what the US and Jordan are doing across the border.  All he cares about is defeating the rebels and solidifying his power.

I'm a skeptic but from watching the history of these things, I just get the feeling that Hezbollah is licking its chops at the idea of capturing a US service member and parading him or her (God have mercy if they capture a female) and parade them in front of the cameras before they decapitate them on YouTube.

One side note:  I'm not sold on the idea that the refugees that are pouring into Jordan are as big a threat to the current leaders power as he is claiming. As a matter of fact the more I think about it the more convinced I am that he's using the crisis as a bid for more foreign aid.  I could be wrong but I don't think so.