(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Alice G. Wells, United States Ambassador to Jordan, said, on Wednesday, that the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) is a bedrock not only of Jordan's security, but the world's, adding that the U.S. is prioritizing assistance to Jordan to ensure deliveries of new military equipment will occur without delay.
"Our military assistance program here is the third largest in the world and has provided over $300 million in annual support since the turn of the century € support that has helped ensure that the JAF is a fighting force on par with the best on earth," Wells said while lecturing at the Arab Thought Forum.
The ambassador said stressed that Jordanian-U.S. friendship is rooted in shared values € in the belief that democracy can work in any society, not just Western societies; that all people deserve an equal opportunity to build a better life for themselves and their children; that human dignity and the virtue of tolerance demand respect.
She asserted that the United States has long valued Jordan for its embodiment of these values, especially now, in a region that still faces an uncertain future.
"In a region of the world where ethnic and sectarian divisions can seem insurmountable, Jordan stands as an example of a truth that Americans, too, deeply believe in € that what unites us is stronger than what divides us € that diversity is not a weakness, but a source of strength," the envoy emphasized.
She referred to a remark by His Majesty King Abdullah II in which he said: "the war against Da'esh is a war between moderates from every land, every religion, and every culture against those who espouse the most base extremism, intolerance, and violence the world has witnessed in centuries." Wells adds that the fight against Da'esh extends beyond the battlefield as well, and into the realm of values and ideals, saying: "It is a battle that will be won not only by our soldiers and airmen, but by our teachers and entrepreneurs, the leaders of our civil society, and men and women from every walk of life who stand up, in all that they do, for what is right." She described Jordan as an exceptional nation and said there is no better answer to the false promises of extremism and the dismal future promised by Da'esh than the powerful example of Jordan's own success.
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