Jordan's King Abdullah II told US television Sunday that he worried about the impact of a decline in US stature around the world, particularly in the Middle East.
"This is a tremendous concern for all of us", he told ABC television's "This Week" program.
"I'm a close friend of the United States, and I was educated in America," he said. "To feel the anger and the rage that I see in the Middle East towards the United States really sort of frustrates and worries me tremendously."
He added: "I feel it in other parts of the world too, and it's something that I hope that can be addressed as quickly as possible."
"The perception is that the United States is not fair and balanced on the core issue in the Middle East, which is the Israeli-Palestinian problem," Abdullah continued.
"Then you compound that with Iraq, so you get, unfortunately, the visions of Israeli tanks with Palestinians and American tanks with Iraqis," said Abdullah.
The Jordanian king added that the United States could help repair some of the damage by quickly and judiciously resolving the crisis surrounding the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
"The good thing that the United States have is that the court of law and justice," he said.
"I hope that the investigations will be quick and thorough, and those that are found guilty of crimes will be brought to justice."
Abdullah told ABC that Jordan would not contribute troops to a multinational force in Iraq after the June 30 handover of limited sovereignty, citing Iraq's proximity to his country.
"It's not that we don't want to play a part in sharing responsibilities, but my own personal belief that we in Jordan, as a country that has a border with Iraq, as do other
countries ... all have personal agendas."
"If I had Jordanian troops inside that country, that means that I might not be as transparent as I should be, it being there for the Iraqi people."
He said however that he remains concern about the possibility of unrest in Iraq, or even civil war, after the handover.
"It's more likely today than it was a year ago," he said.