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KINDS OF BREAKTHROUGHS THAT HAVE OWECCURRED IN THE PAST YEAR, REGARDING WHICH TOO FEW AMERICANS ARE AS YET AWARE. DR. ALUWAISHEG? >> THANK YOU, JOHN,...
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| 00:17:24 |
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THIS STRATEGIC COOPERATION RELATIONSHIP PROBABLY WILL NOT CHANGE OVERTIME. THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES IN STYLE, ASSUMING THAT THERE IS A NEW ADMINISTRATION....
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| 00:18:14 |
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STUDENTS BUT PRACTICALLY EVERY AND ANY SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE DEALING WITH THE GCC THESE DAYS. DR. ABDULKHALEQ? >> THANK YOU, JOHN. I'D LIKE TO BRING...
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| 00:36:14 |
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I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENT VERY SERIOUSLY. IF WE ARE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS FROM NOW ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>...
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| 00:36:45 |
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PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. HAS HIS Ph.D. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, AND HE HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY PROLIFIC -- HE ALWAYS WAS,...
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| 00:59:57 |
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PARTNERS AND NOT AS JUNIOR PARTNERS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH OF US IF THAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU,...
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| 01:01:38 |
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DIRECTIONS REGARDING MONETARY UNION, COMMON CURRENCY? WHAT ARE THE RELEVANT LESSONS FOR POLICYMAKERS? YOU CAN ADDRESS IT FROM HERE. >> THANK YOU. ...
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| 01:02:48 |
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GCC WAS ESTABLISHED. THE NEW HEAD OF IT WAS APPOINTED FROM KUWAIT, BUT THE TIME TABLE HAS BEEN REVISED UNTIL WE REACH A POINT
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| 01:02:55 |
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WHERE WE FEEL THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH SAFE GUARDS THAT THE UNIFIED CURRENCY WILL BE SOLVED. >> DR. ABDULLAH, EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? >>...
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| 01:04:28 |
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MEMBERS CHANGE THEIR MINDS, BUT TO KEEP STRONGLY TO THEIR POSITIONS AND
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| 01:04:35 |
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BELIEFS THAT WE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE. >> WE HAVE TWO ABDULLAHS HERE. >> ABDULLAH TO MY RIGHT, ABDULLAH TO MY LEFT. >> IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT AT...
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| 01:07:04 |
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200020 202022, 20 YEARS FROM NOW. IT'S GOING TO GO FORWARD. SO TO ME, I THINK THE LESSON LEARNED THERE, INTEGRATION IS DIFFICULT, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO...
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| 01:07:39 |
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FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS THAT TWO GCC COUNTRIES CONCLUDED WITH THE UNITED STATES, BAHRAIN AND OMON. HOW HAVE THESE AIDED OR HINDERED THE GCC'S EFFORTS FOR...
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| 01:10:32 |
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SHOULD BE CLEAR. WE HAVE REGULAR BRIEFINGS. WE HAVE REGULAR DISCUSSIONS WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE FIVE PLUS ONE, SO I THINK WE'RE ALWAYS KEPT ABREAST, AND...
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| 01:11:38 |
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MEANINGFUL ASSOCIATIONAL NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH JORDAN AND MOROCCO? AND WHY WOULD IT BE NECESSARY? WHAT WOULD BE THE BENEFITS? WHAT WOULD BE THE CHALLENGES?...
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| 01:14:13 |
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WIDE OPEN, AND IT INCLUDES ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE. OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE THIS RELATIONSHIP, TO INNOVATE
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| 01:14:24 |
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IT INTO WHAT WE CALL A SPECIAL STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BENEFIT BOTH SIDES. >> THANK YOU. ABDULLAH ON MY RIGHT. >>
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| 01:14:43 |
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OKAY. FRANKLY, THIS MOROCCO/JORDAN INITIATIVE WAS PROBABLY THE MOST STUPID THING THAT CAME OUT OF GCC IN 30 YEARS. >> GREAT AGREEMENT HERE. >> IT...
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| 01:15:36 |
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IMMINENT DANGER AND WE COULD HELP THEM RATHER THAN
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| 01:15:39 |
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THEY COULD COME TO HELP US. I THINK IT ALSO COMES
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| 01:15:42 |
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OUT OF THAT SELF CONFIDENCE AND POSITION OF STRENGTH THAT THE GCC SEE THEMSELVES IN AT THE MOMENT. >> I THINK 75 MILLION PEOPLE -- I RESPECT YOUR...
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| 01:19:57 |
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NEED TO HAVE MORE POWER AND TO GET OUR ACT TOGETHER TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, NOT ONLY BY IRAN AND BY IRAQ EMERGING IRAQ, BUT ALSO BY THE MAJOR POWERS, ESPECIALLY...
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| 01:21:27 |
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OFTEN CRITICAL OF THE U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE REGION, EITHER WE'RE INVOLVED TOO MUCH
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| 01:21:32 |
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OR NOT ENOUGH. WHAT'S THE RIGHT BALANCE OF INVOLVEMENT REQUIRED FROM THE UNITED STATES, AND HOW URGENTLY OR WHEN?
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| 01:21:40 |
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ABDULLAH ON MY RIGHT. >> ON THE UAE QUESTION, MAYBE I SHOULD ANSWER IT NEXT YEAR INSTEAD OF THIS YEAR, JOHN. >> SURE. >> IF I'M EVER INVITED NEXT YEAR....
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| 01:25:09 |
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THEY'RE VERY FIERCE. THEIR HISTORY, 180 YEARS OF
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| 01:25:13 |
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RELATIONSHIP. THERE'S PLENTY OF COMPETITION BETWEEN THEM, BUT THEY'RE AT THEIR BEST. IT'S THE COMPETITION THAT BREEDS THE GOOD AND MAKES THE UAE THE...
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| 01:27:37 |
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US JUST LIKE THEY SHOULD NOT EXPECT US TO BE IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THEM. THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA OF HAVING THIS COOPERATION. IT'S AN AREA WHERE WE...
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| 01:29:37 |
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RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE A RELATIONSHIP OF TWO PARTNERS, NOT ALLIES ONLY. PARTNERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE NEW
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| 01:29:46 |
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INTERESTS AND OUR INTERESTS AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>
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| 01:29:51 |
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OKAY, JOHN, TELL ME TO BE BRIEF AND CANDID. GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER AND VOTE FOR OBAMA, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW SEGUE TO A NETWORKING SESSION....
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| 01:30:13 |
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30-MINUTE NETWORKING SESSION, SO WE WOULD ASK IN ORDER FOR THE RONALD REAGAN BUILDING STAFF TO SET THE TABLES FOR ALL OF YOU, IF YOU COULD EXIT THE...
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| 01:31:03 |
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GCC. >>> THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON U.S./ARAB RELATIONS ANNUAL POLICY CONFERENCE IS TAKING A BREAK FOR LUNCH. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO RESUME AT 1:30 EERB...
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