The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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More Abdullah II Quotes
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It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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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.
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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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There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East.
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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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I don’t think the Middle East could afford another war.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.
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Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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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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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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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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