I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
ABDULLAH IIWe’re never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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The brave pilot gave his life defending his faith, country and nation and joined other Jordanian martyrs who gave their lives for Jordan.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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Our response has been, “Well, let’s then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.” That hasn’t happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.
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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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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings,
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The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it’s two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it’s a good thing.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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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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