You’re always going to have extremists in every religion.
ABDULLAH IIThere 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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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Each country its cost analysis is going to be different. So what we are you seeing in Syria, for example, is different than what’s going on in Jordan. The maps are being rewritten.
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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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I think the success of democracy is not really police security; it’s the presence of a broad middle class.
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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.
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Earth’s dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.
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Political development should start at the grassroots.
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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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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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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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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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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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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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Ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children’s?
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