December 11, 2008
Keith Dayton, the U.S. army general who is overseeing the training in Jordan of the Palestinian Authority’s National Security Force for the West Bank, has praised the new recruits as "the most capable Palestinian security forces that have ever been fielded here," and firmly played down the notion that they might one day come to turn their weapons on Israel. …
Unlike many Middle East envoys, who fly in and out, Dayton has spent the three years on the ground here, maintaining thorough oversight of the U.S.-funded training programs, which are carried out by the Jordanians.
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