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Abdullah II

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

Country Energy None Nuclear Peaceful
I think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
ABDULLAH II

Expert Impossible Predict Rapid Thinking
It’s a burden, but it needs to be done, and you have to have the courage and wisdom to see it through.
ABDULLAH II

Burden Courage Done Need See Wisdom
The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
ABDULLAH II

Brave Country Defending Faith Jordan Life Pilot
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
ABDULLAH II

Different Many Societies Sub Syria
We have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
ABDULLAH II

Always Choice Humanity People Right
We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.
ABDULLAH II

Brotherhood Democracy Example People Thinking World
You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
ABDULLAH II

Always Extremist Going Religion
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.
ABDULLAH II

Around Ballot Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
ABDULLAH II

Defeat Hope Iraq Stability Terrorism
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
ABDULLAH II

Conflict Intelligence Look Military National Position
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.
ABDULLAH II

Challenge Defense Education Health Learning Political Thinking
In our view, successful reform is not an event. It is a sustainable process that will build on its own successes – a virtuous cycle of change.
ABDULLAH II

Cycle Event Process Success Successful View Virtuous
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
ABDULLAH II

Beacon Jerusalem Look Monotheistic Religion Three
The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
ABDULLAH II

Born Coming Gift Hope People Precious Present Progress Renewed Tangible Week
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.
ABDULLAH II

Class Coming Democratic Exploiting Middle People Process Stronger

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