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Whoever emerges as the next American President will inherit a disaster in the Middle East.

Based on their track records, I have very little confidence that either Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Trump are truly ready, willing or able to confront the forces of Radical and Apocalyptic Islam, neutralize the Iran nuclear threat, or the destroy the forces of the Islamic State.

What's more, I have very little confidence that Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Trump are truly committed to rebuilding the severely strained U.S.-Israeli alliance, or effectively strengthening America's relationship with our Sunni Arab allies including Jordan, Egypt, the Saudis or the Gulf emirates.

To the contrary, I believe there is a significant risk that the U.S. alliance with each of these countries will further deteriorate over the next four years.

In the course of recent months, I've explained why Mr. Trump would be a catastrophe as the next President. (See here, and here.) Soon, I will lay out a detailed explanation of why Mrs. Clinton would also be catastrophic for the country, as well.

Each day this week, however, I want to lay out some of the major challenges the next President of the United States will have to face in the Middle East, regardless of who wins.

Let's start with Jordan. No Sunni  Arab country has been a more faithful ally to the U.S. or the Western alliance. But there is a real and growing danger that internal and external dynamics could destabilize the Hashemite Kingdom.

Today, The Daily Caller has published an interview with me about the possibility of ISIS toppling King Abdullah II and the people and territory of Jordan falling into the hands of forces driven by Radical or Apocalyptic Islam. I pray such scenarios never come to pass. But it's vital that the American people, Members of Congress, and especially the next President of the United States consider the risks and develop policies to effectively stand with and strengthen Jordan in these dark times.

Here are excerpts from the story....

Middle East Expert Warns Refugee Crisis Could Topple Jordanian King

By Alex Pfeiffer, The Daily Caller, May 10, 2016

Middle East expert and New York Times bestselling author Joel Rosenberg told The Daily Caller Monday that Jordan could see the downfall of its king and royal family due to increased pressure from ISIS and a refugee crisis.

Rosenberg has just returned to his home in Israel after spending five days with King Abdullah II touring the country. Jordan is regarded as one of the key Sunni allies for America in the Middle East.

"Jordan's king is sitting on a volcano, nearly surrounded by a raging forest fire, bracing for a massive earthquake," Rosenberg wrote in a recent op-ed.

North of Jordan is Syria, and to the east is Iraq. Jordan has accepted more 1.3 million refugees from Syria....

"[ISIS would] love to capture Amman and seize Jordan as part of the caliphate," Rosenberg told TheDC.

He added that Jordanian security services are rounding up one ISIS or ISIS-related cell per week. The threat from refugees that Jordan faces is not only from the refugees themselves but from an uprising of disgruntled citizens.

As of December 2015, refugees constitute a third of Jordan's population. "There's the danger that people are going to get angry and that there's some tipping point that people decide they're not going to take it anymore and have Cairo style, Tripoli style protests that could become violent," Rosenberg said.

Rosenberg....has written 11 novels about Middle Eastern terrorism, and five non-fiction books.

The author was fairly adamant that the U.S should provide Jordan more help. Currently the U.S gives Jordan a $1 billion in aid, but Rosenberg doesn't think it's enough.

"I think he's not getting enough help and I think it's incredibly dangerous what's happening and it could lead to great danger, and even the demise of the Hashemites," the author told TheDC.

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