I wish I could say my trip back to the states was uneventful and smooth. Unfortunately I can not say that. I will start this entry by giving you a little back ground on the Jordanian/US relationship. The United States has long been one of Jordan's biggest supporters and for the most part with good reason. Jordan is one of the most stable counties in the region despite a huge influx of refugees spanning back for over 50 years. To give you an idea of the refugee situation a Jordan Times article from December of 2015 lists about 1/3 of Jordan's total population being refugees. The United States has agreed to help support the Jordanian Government with about $1 Billion dollars a year in Aid for three years that was agreed to in a non-binding memorandum of understanding signed between the President Obama Administration and the Government of Jordan in 2015 and in fact Congress stipulated that Jordan receive no less then $1.275 Billion in aid in F...