After ISIS shocked the world with the brutal murder of Jordanian pilot
,it is now reported that, Jordan's King Abdullah, a trained pilot, could
lead revenge airstrikes on Islamic State himself
Several reports in Arabic Language newspapers report that, the monarch may personally take part in bombing raids today
Quoting a Clint Eastwood movie character to make his point, the former
general told members of Congress yesterday that he was ready revenge
against the ISIS terror army for the brutal execution of military pilot
Moaz al-Kassasbeh .
California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter told the Washington Examiner that the king quoted the scene where Eastwood's character in the movie "Unforgiven" announces his plan for retribution.
'Any man I see out there, I'm gonna kill him,' Any son of a bitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only going to kill him, I'm going to kill his wife and all his friends and burn his damn house down.'
'He said there is going to be retribution like ISIS hasn't seen,' Hunter said. 'He's angry. 'They're starting more sorties tomorrow than they've ever had. They're starting tomorrow. And he said, "The only problem we're going to have is running out of fuel and bullets".'
'He's ready to get it on. He really is. It reminded me of how we were after 9/11. We were ready to give it to them.'
A photo of Jordan's King Abdullah quickly went viral, showing him in a
military uniform after vowing to attack ISIS to avenge the brutal
execution of a captured Jordanian pilot.
Abdullah reportedly mentioned Clint Eastwood's character in "Unforgiven" when he met with U.S. lawmakers this week about his planned response to the ISIS brutality.
The symbolic file photo was posted on Abdullah's Facebook page. It's unclear when it was taken and officials emphasized he won't be taking part in any operations against ISIS.
Abdullah reportedly mentioned Clint Eastwood's character in "Unforgiven" when he met with U.S. lawmakers this week about his planned response to the ISIS brutality.
The symbolic file photo was posted on Abdullah's Facebook page. It's unclear when it was taken and officials emphasized he won't be taking part in any operations against ISIS.
Jordanian fighter jets began striking ISIS Thursday near Raqqa, Syria. Reports indicated 55 ISIS fighters were killed, including a commander known as the “Prince of Nineveh.”
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) weighed in this morning on "America's Newsroom," contrasting President Obama's response to King Abdullah's.
"This president does not have any red lines that if crossed, the president will say 'we're gonna go after them.' ... King Abdullah sounded like President Bush post-9/11 when the president said we're going to hunt you down to the ends of the earth and we're going to come after you. It was righteous anger and it was totally warranted," said Hunter.
Hunter, who met with Abdullah two days ago, said the Jordanian military needs Hellfire missiles, ammunition and fuel in order to sustain a campaign against ISIS.
Hunter said some contingent of U.S. ground forces should be on the ground to help a larger Jordanian force and call in airstrikes.
