Abdullah II on iraq
Abdullah II84 quotes“At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.”
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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II 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 IIAbdullah 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.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II I like to look at the glass half full.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II 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 IIAbdullah II And no matter what’s happening in the Middle East – the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment – the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
Abdullah IIAbdullah II 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.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II 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.
Abdullah IIAbdullah II 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.
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Barbara MikulskiBarbara Mikulski I agree with Pres. Barack Obama, Iraqis need a political solution. No war in Iraq!
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