Talk:Royal Jordanian Land Force

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[edit] neutrality check

ive checked out this page. i cross referenced it with several sources. ive also cross referenced it with some historical documents. and it is a good page, not the best but it portrays a great point of view. i think it needs a bit of touching up. but it is basicly acurate and reliable

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After I worte the page and reached deeply into battles which I am knowledgable about, I was afraid that certain people (Palestinians & Israeli mainly) will not like it. So I let it be discussed and I ask you to say what's on your mind and be civil about it.

I will continue editing and only if I feel there is no objection to my matter of writing. I however believe that I am being historically accurate. So please trust that I have good intentions.

Also, I will link each battle to its relevant page which means that it will be connected to the more publicly viewed and editted pages.

My best --Raraa 21:32, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello Raraa,

I trust that your intention is to be objective. However your appraisal of the performance of the Jordanian army in relation to the IDF does not entirely seem to match historical facts, though most experts will probably agree that the Jordanian army and airforce have in the past shown professional qualities unmatched in any of the other arab armed forces. Still I suppose that sober comparisons of size, quality, technology etc. will indicate relatively high vulnerability for the Jordanian armed forces, both when compared to the IDF and to neighbouring Arab armed forces.

Also I should point out that I in no way endorse your qualifications/opinions regarding sequences of events or the actions taken by any one of the parties involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict. My view on these matters is not part of this reaction, which is solely concerned with 'military matters'.

In any case I hope that peace, tolerance, democracy and understanding on the part of all religions and countries in the ME will prevail, rather than dangerous military rethoric.

All the best. Bye,

HermanG. (HermanG 21:19, 21 July 2006 (UTC))

Wow ... while some of the information may be factual i believe the bias commentary can be without. I am jordanian and have had my family serve in many branches of the military. But please. "Since Israel was becoming increasingly the most potential source of threat to the Arab states , Egypt declared a state of emergency and started to concentrate its forces in Sinai desert. Consequently, Israel ordered the full mobilization of its forces on May 25,1967. As a result of such dramatic situation the Arab Jordan Army was placed under a maximum alert. In addition to that Jordan signed a mutual defense agreement with Egypt."

a lot of bias in this article, and no mentions of jordon's defeats or black september. For example it consistantly lists the strengths of Israel and Jorden, ignoring the fact the the Egyptains, Syrians, Palestinians etc were also fighting Israel at the same time! 145.253.108.22 11:50, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

-- that section right there. The "As a result of such dramatic situation ..." you make it sound like it was because of Israel the mutual defence agreement was signed. Even in King Hussein's own book and through historical records its pretty clear jordan went to war not because of a threat of israel winning, but a threat that egypt and syria would win sidelining jordan big time.

At any rate i think it would be better not to context why the wars started etc. Focus on battles, etc. Most of the israeli incursions were also due to Israels concept of if Palestinian guerrillas attack to hit back at the arab militaries instead.

[edit] PLO

What role did the Jordanian army play in dealing with the PLO and what sort of tactics did they use? Jztinfinity 03:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Very POV

This page is a joke. Major events in the Jordanian Army's history like being defeated are glossed over and hardly touched. Hardly any mention of the Black September fighting. How can 'surrounded' Isralei forces withdraw? How can Israeli forces outnumber the armies of Jordan, Eqypt, Syria and their allies? It is a very, very poor attempt at unbiased history (which I doubt it is meant to be) and should be deleted or heavily editted. 145.253.108.22 12:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)