King of Jordan on Middle East Peace

May 21, 2007 · Filed Under security of energy supply 

As we in the West are now completely dependent on oil and gas to produce our food, and as most remaining oil is in the Middle East, events in that region will have a major impact on food security in the future.

On May 18th 07, The Times reported, “The world is losing its last hope of making peace in the Middle East and could face the real danger that the conflict between Israel and the Arab and Muslim worlds will continue indefinitely, according to King Abdullah ll of Jordan…  The Sandhurst-trained Jordanian monarch, who served in the British Army, is particularly concerned about the fallout from Iraq. His country of five million is already host to 750,000 Iraqis and if the violence increases the refugee numbers will swell.

“What we have seen in Iraq is a steady burn. If it was to go to civil war, then it would likely extend beyond the borders. It is a Pandora’s Box,” he said. “If there was an escalation and an exodus of more Iraqis to Jordan, that would be very damaging…”

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