"The officials said the idea of establishing a buffer zone between Syria and Jordan — which would be enforced by Jordanian forces on the Syrian side of the border and supported politically and perhaps logistically by the United States — had been discussed. But at this point the buffer is only a contingency."
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A buffer on the Jordan/Syria border, you say? Well, that’s weird, it’s almost as though that is one of two Assad government strongholds. And, oh, what’s this?
The United States military has secretly sent a task force of more than 150 planners and other specialists to Jordan to help the armed forces there handle a flood of Syrian refugees
Subtle.
(Source: The New York Times)
