May Allah guide us to the good of the kingdom of Bahrain and its loyal people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Bahrain is very dear to me.
I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.
Sectarian divide has created a schism in our society that is a major challenge. As monarch of all Bahrainis, it pains me to see many harmed by the actions of a few. And yet I am optimistic and have faith in our people. We all realize that now is the time to strike a balance between stability and gradual reform.
With King Abdullah's leadership and his people's trust he can keep the kingdom stable and secure in all its affairs.
The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.
Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population, whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views.
Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis and foreigners. We are very proud of that.
Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct.
The U.S. relationship with Bahrain is obviously more complicated than with Syria and Iran.
The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.