Last but not least, Jordan. Making the final stop on his three-day tour through the Middle East, Obama was received in Amman, Jordan’s capital, by an enthusiastic group of guardsmen, donning swords and playing bagpipes. The president brought a long list of things to discuss with Jordan's King Abdullah II, including the estimated 400,000 Syrian refugees fleeing into his country. In an effort to assist with the crisis, Obama says he plans to ask Congress for $200 million. Abdullah was happy to hear the news, saying that the issue of asylum for Syria’s Assad is beyond his “paygrade.”
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