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Thanks for that lengthy Eisenhower snippet, upthread. I'd always thought 'our' response to the Suez incursion was actually due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary, and the (bygone) need for diplomatic synergy. This doc shows, though, that Eisenhower had his own views, considerably more sophisticated than we've grown accustomed to, about the political topology.
About this, though, you have me scratching my head:
Hamas is also a threat to the monarchists, like the Hashemites in Jordan... who are we really there defending? Maybe it's really the Gulf state monarchies and emirates. The Saudis, etc.
Could you say more about why you think Hamas is a threat to Abdullah? The Palestinians in Jordan are by and large middle class and secularized, outside of places like Zarq which security apparatus is more than able to handle. No natural allies among the Bedu or Transjordanians either, as far as I can tell. Maybe you have something else in mind?
Ditto for the Gulf states, who have their own ways of dealing with Islamists, home grown and otherwise ... and who are pretty good at ejecting 'guest workers' who would cause trouble...
