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We’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.

Abdullah II

The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.
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Create Democratic Global Hope Horizon Isolation New Radically Smaller System Wall
When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don’t learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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Lessons War Winning
For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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Challenge Defense Education Health Learning Political Thinking
Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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Around Blame Effort Happened Palestinian Response Table
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work – because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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Around Ballot Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work — because if they don’t, they won’t be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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Believe Future Innocent Killing People Right
It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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I’m easily entertained.
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Easily Entertained Fun One Liner
If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
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Democratic Happy Process Something Wrong
I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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Country Difficult Military Outcome Predict
It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
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The Middle East has the highest unemployment percentage of any region in the world we have the largest youth cohort of history coming into the market place t
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Frustration History Jobs Largest People Unemployment Youth
Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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Advantage Always Crisis Situation
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Imperative Jordan Peace Strategic
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.
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Appointed Front Official People Responsibility Responsible Time Today

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