Jordanian King Abdullah has trained as a pilot and may participate in retaliation against ISIS.
But this photo was taken in a helicopter not a bomber.
A MidEast expert tweets photo of Jordan's king "attacking ISIS" from a NON-COMBAT helicopter.A miracle! @josephbraude pic.twitter.com/xAdYFhqb1q
— Mudar Zahran (@Mudar_Zahran) February 5, 2015
King Abdullah is not President Obama.
The Daily Caller reported:
Jordan’s King Abdullah ibn al-Hussein, who has trained as a pilot, may fly a bomber himself on Thursday in the country’s retaliation against the ISIS.
Several Arabic-language newspapers reported late Wednesday that the monarch would personally participate in bombing raids on the terrorist group, citing his vow Tuesday to “strike them in their strongholds.”
The king was in Washington when news broke Tuesday of pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh’s demise at the hands of ISIS extremists. Meeting with the House Armed Services Committee shortly before leaving for Amman, he reportedly quoted the Clint Eastwood’s film “Unforgiven” and said that Jordan would pursue the jihadis until it ran “out of fuel and bullets.”
Rep. Duncan Hunter, who was in the meeting, told Fox News that given the ruler’s immediate and vehement reaction, “King Abdullah is not President Obama.”
Arab Times newspaper: "There is word that the ISIS commander who set the pilot on fire is a Jordanian from Circacian heritage from Zarqa"!!!
— Mudar Zahran (@Mudar_Zahran) February 5, 2015