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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.

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
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
ABDULLAH II

Different Many Societies Sub Syria
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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Ball Burden Descendant Leadership Muhammad Prophet Responsibility Year
I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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Beacon Jerusalem Look Monotheistic Religion Three
When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
ABDULLAH II

Better Democracy Eager Hope Need Opportunity People Want
When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
ABDULLAH II

Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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Bombs Fear Jerusalem Time Waiting
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.
ABDULLAH II

Appointed Front Official People Responsibility Responsible Time Today
Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
ABDULLAH II

Administration Confidence Conversation Helping Wikileaks
When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
ABDULLAH II

Confrontation Everybody Military Piece Running Shake Sort Status
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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Break Country Future Giving Incentive Make
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.
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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.
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Burden Courage Done Need See Wisdom
Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
ABDULLAH II

Build Children Compromise Negotiation Offering Peace Success View
All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
ABDULLAH II

Achieve Jordan Need Pledge Stop
Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Development Grassroot Political Start

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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