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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More Abdullah II Quotes
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I’m easily entertained.
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That frustration does translate into the political sphere when people are hungry and without jobs.
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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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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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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.
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Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.
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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.
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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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All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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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.
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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.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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