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Abdullah II

I’m just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it’s very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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Country Difficult Military Outcome Predict
My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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End never People Use View Violence Well
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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Analysis Country Different Example
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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Around Ballot Elected Government Hard Need Next Time Work
Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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Believe Peace Promise Real Share Together World
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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Around Ballot Box Elected Government Hard Need Work
I’m easily entertained.
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Easily Entertained Fun One Liner
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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Around Blame Effort Happened Palestinian Response Table
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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Back Good Humanity Look Spring Thinking Year
Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
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Ambition Israel Moving Occupation President Prime Minister State Two Violence
The Arab World is writing a new future; the pen is in our own hands.
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Future Hand New Own World Writing
The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.
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Break Country Future Giving Incentive Make
You’re always going to have terrorism.
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Alaways Going Terrorism
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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Defeat Hope Iraq Stability Terrorism
All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it.
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Achieve Jordan Need Pledge Stop
I have the responsibility of over four million people, and I am in a position to do good, to be able to bring about a new life for my people, and I will continue to move in that direction.
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Good Life Million Moving New People Position Responsibility

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