At the end of the day we want to bring stability and hope to Iraq. That’s the only way to defeat terrorism.
ABDULLAH IIWe have to always hope in humanity that people will make the right choices.
More Abdullah II Quotes
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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I like to look at the glass half full.
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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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We’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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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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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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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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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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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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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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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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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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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?
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