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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.

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
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 II

Arab Challenge East Economic Happening High Middle Rate Spring Unemployment
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
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
ABDULLAH II

Future Hand New Own World Writing
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 II

Iran Palestinian Play Result Table Talking
We have no right to dictate, through irresponsible action or narrow-mindedness, the future of our children, and our children’s children. There has been enough destruction, enough death, enough waste.
ABDULLAH II

Action Children Dictate Future Mindedness Narrow Right Waste
If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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Conflict Intelligence Look Military National Position
You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
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Always Extremist Going Religion
There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
ABDULLAH II

Country East Forward Middle Moving Spring
Is Israel going to continue to be “Fortress Israel”? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.
ABDULLAH II

Accepted Believe Continue Fortress Neighbourhood Only Way
Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
ABDULLAH II

Chemical Everybody Scare Something Weapon
If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
ABDULLAH II

Believe Future Innocent Killing People Right
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
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
I’m not the type of person that is forced.
ABDULLAH II

Forced Person Type Willingly
I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Afford Middle East Thinking War

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