Topic: Scary Stuff
Last night, a pack of my friends went over to the Palace to crash a goodbye party. As that party was winding down, we decide to split and have a mini-party at my place. As we were on our way home, we heard the news of what happened in Amman. Everyone quickly grew very grim. All of us have spent time in the hotels that were attacked. We realized that if we were on way out of Iraq for a break or a training class, we might have been killed. For a few minutes, everyone realized how dangerous it is to be in Iraq, and we were reminded that when we cross the borders, we are still not totally safe.

I turned on upbeat music and strongly encouraged everyone to drink in hope that the attacks would fade into the background of their minds. Iraq is a grim place, and dark thoughts about dying always reside in the near background. Everyone on my compound always viewed Amman as a semi-safe place - a refuge from the crazy dangerous world of Iraq. Clearly, we can no longer fool ourselves that Amman is our safe refuge in the Middle East.

The attacks were designed to punish Jordon for its alliance with America and were planned to kill some of the many Americans passing through Jordan on their way to support the American occupation of Iraq.