“And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.”

Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.

There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.

There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.

Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future.

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.

We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.

I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.

It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.

I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.

Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?

The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.