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Jordan would consider sending troops to Iraq if the new interim government asked, King Abdullah has told the BBC.
"If the Iraqis ask us for help directly it will be very difficult for us to say no," he told the Newsnight programme.
"If they fail, then we will pay the price," King Abdullah said, adding he did not think Jordanian were "the right people" for the job, however.
The king is the first Arab leader to consider sending troops to Iraq and the move is likely to please the US.
"To have fellow Arabs patrolling I'm sure would be welcome," an unnamed US official told Reuters news agency.
In his interview, King Abdullah also warned the US that lack of progress in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was undermining America's hopes of being seen as a peace-maker in the Middle East.
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"If the Iraqis ask us for help directly it will be very difficult for us to say no," he told the Newsnight programme.
"If they fail, then we will pay the price," King Abdullah said, adding he did not think Jordanian were "the right people" for the job, however.
The king is the first Arab leader to consider sending troops to Iraq and the move is likely to please the US.
"To have fellow Arabs patrolling I'm sure would be welcome," an unnamed US official told Reuters news agency.
In his interview, King Abdullah also warned the US that lack of progress in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was undermining America's hopes of being seen as a peace-maker in the Middle East.
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