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Jordan's King: U.S. 'Empowering' Terrorists
2006-09-17
Jordan's King Abdullah II said Saturday terrorists were exploiting U.S. mistakes since the Sept. 11 attacks five years ago to promote instability in the Middle East, according to a published report.

Abdullah made the remarks in an interview with the pan-Arabic daily al-Hayat published on the day he and his wife, Queen Rania, left for a five-day visit to the United States, where he also is expected to address the U.N. General Assembly.

"The American reaction" to terror attacks had "contributed to the empowerment of terrorist groups," the king said in the interview. He did not elaborate.

In the wake of those attacks, extremists were "trying to drive a wedge between East and West and exploit American errors in the region in the interest of fostering hatred and division," Abdullah said.

The king predicted a "bleak future" for the Mideast if Israeli-Palestinian peace talks do not resume in the coming weeks, urging an immediate return to the negotiating table.

"I am warning that unless we start within the next weeks and months with a comprehensive negotiating process between the Palestinians and Israelis, resulting in the establishment of an independent and geographically contiguous Palestinian state within a specified time, then people of this region will have to live many more difficult years characterized by violence" he said.

The monarch said international attention must return to the root cause of the conflict.

"Israel cannot, and the region cannot enjoy security unless the Palestinians enjoy stability. It is high time to return to the root causes of the conflict and the core issue, which is the Palestinian issue," he said in the interview.

The King has a serious case of projection. The US isn't the problem, the Middle East is the problem.
Posted by:Captain America

#13  The only way to "solve" the "palestinian" problem is to acknowledge there is no such thing as a "palestinian", and send the Arabs living in Gaza and the West Bank to Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia - with or without the permission of the receiving states. It's either that or kill them all. Either result works for me.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-09-17 22:47  

#12  King Abdullah's dog in this fight is the "right to return". He would desperately like to send all the Palestinians squatting in Jordan somewhere else. Since NOBODY wants Palestinians, he is stuck with them unless he can send them back to Israel or get the world to turn a blind eye to a little ethnic cleansing.
Posted by: RWV   2006-09-17 14:53  

#11  Well, 'dullah baby, what was the reason for Arabs to be so freakin' backwards and pathetic prior to May 1948?

Shouldn't we investigate that root cause, too?
Posted by: Swamp Blondie   2006-09-17 11:49  

#10  The Paleos had their chance at stability, but they installed Hamas in their leadership, fired rockets over the border, and tunneled under it to abduct soldiers. The closest thing to a stable Paleo is a dead Paleo.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-09-17 09:36  

#9   terrorists were exploiting U.S. mistakes since the Sept. 11 attacks five years ago to promote instability in the Middle East

Instability is a feature not a bug. The efforts of pre-9/11 were desperate to maintain stability that created terrorists who started off to overthrow the dictators and family based rulers of the region. On this the objectives of the terrorist and the US are similar, the difference is that the American president's plan is to spread democracy while the terrorist's is to install just another form of dictatorship. The 'old' regimes are just road kill in the both processes. So, what's the bug?
Posted by: Gletle Flegum7716   2006-09-17 07:53  

#8  The Middle East has an extremely bleak future due to the continued existence of terrorism.

Effect, not cause, Zenster.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-09-17 07:52  

#7  but statements like this only buy temporary acquiescence.

Very temporary. And they can be very empowering to the wrong folks, too. His statements are still stupid any way you cut them.
Posted by: gorb   2006-09-17 05:43  

#6  Jordan doesn't have oil, though. For years they got by with cut price oil supplied by Saddam Hussein, but I don't know how that's been handled post-invasion. The king does have a large Palestinian population to keep pacified, but statements like this only buy temporary acquiescence.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-17 05:34  

#5  Why would Abdullah say this?

Price of oil is falling. Payments from Gulf producers will be reduced. New source of revenue from west, relieved of high oil prices, must be cultivated. Good luck!
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-09-17 03:43  

#4  The monarch said international attention must return to the root cause of the conflict.

Why would Abdullah say this? This is crap! If the Israeli-Paleostinian issue were to go away tomorrow, even if Israel itself were to just disappear, there would still be terrorism at the same level as before. Nobody is going to believe this for a minute? Is he still under the illusion that the world is still under this illusion? Maybe he honestly believes this?
Posted by: gorb   2006-09-17 02:11  

#3  Cancel the shopping trip visa.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-17 01:15  

#2  Cat on a hot tin roof.
Posted by: flyover   2006-09-17 01:10  

#1  The king predicted a "bleak future" for the Mideast if Israeli-Palestinian peace talks do not resume in the coming weeks, urging an immediate return to the negotiating table.

The usual, "If the Palestinian crisis is not resolved, no progress can be expected from any other Muslim country and, oh - by the way, it's all America's fault." They can fly this garbage straight up their shorts. I thought Jordan's new king had more than just shit for brains.

The Middle East has an extremely bleak future due to the continued existence of terrorism. They can stop this shit now and survive or keep it up and all die.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-17 00:37  

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