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Abdullah II

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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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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Country Destabilize Envelope Plot Sector Trying Zionist
I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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Forced Person Type Willingly
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
I like to look at the glass half full.
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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
There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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Change Idea Resistance
There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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Different Many Societies Sub Syria
Remember you don’t do anything in isolation.
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Anything Challenge Isolation Remember
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
Wikileaks didn’t help confidence with American administrations because of conversations made public so easily.
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I believe strongly in the rights of women… my mother is a woman, my sister is a woman, my daughter is a woman, my wife is a woman.
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Believe Daughter Mother Right Sister Wife Woman
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
The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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Future Hand Jordan Palestinian Security
Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.
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Imperative Jordan Peace Strategic
For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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