US sends troops to Jordan to help deal with Syria crisis | World news | guardian.co.uk

US sends troops to Jordan to help deal with Syria crisis | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Leon Panetta confirms Pentagon has sent team to bolster Jordan's military capabilities and help deal with refugees"

There is a sniff of another military engagement in the middle east;  this would reboot the president's collapsing popularity, because invading a country just before election day shows that the US and its president are tough, and conflicts led by the US revive the patriotic sentiment of its citizens, indoctrinated since their conception, which returns them to the ranks.  (My comment)