we spoke to jordan's king abdullah ii in new york before the u.n. general assembly meeting. the king sees isis as part of a larger crisis. >> as we deal with syria and iraq, let's not nor get libya. let's not forget yemen. let's not forget the horn of africa, nigeria. this is truly a global fight against terror. >> pelley: a fight that nearly surrounds jordan with syria to its north and iraq to the east. refugees dragged themselves into jordan. the king has welcomed 1.4 million syrian refugees so far. what are the risks of isis if it carries on the way it has? >> isis, the reaction to isis has got to be quick. we have not been quick. i'm very, very pleased that president obama has been thinking this through i think in a very sensible manner. >> pelley: but in your estimation, just in the nick of time? >> in the nick of time, but the problem is with isis is their cross border, it's in syria and iraq. so it's a bit difficult for western countries and how do you deal with solving the iraq part of the puzzle, but then going into eastern syria, which has some legal ramifications.

we spoke to jordan's king abdullah ii in new york before the u.n. general assembly meeting. e king sees isis as part of a larger crisis. >> as we deal with syria and iraq, let's not nor get libya. let's not forget yemen. let's not forget the horn of africa, nigeria. this is truly a global fight against terror. >> pelley: a fight that nearly surrounds jordan with syria to its north and iraq to the east. refugees dragged themselves into jordan. the king has welcomed 1.4 million syrian refugees so far. what are the risks of isis if it carries on the way it has? >> isis, the reaction to isis has got to be quick. we have not been quick. i'm very, very pleased that president obama has been thinking this through i think in a very sensible manner. >> pelley: but in your estimation, just in the nick of time? >> in the nick of time, but the problem is with isis is their cross border, it's in syria and iraq. so it's a bit difficult for western countries and how do you deal with solving the iraq part of the puzzle, but then going into eastern syria, which has some legal ramifications. i

. >> you have been listening to jordan's president leader, king abdullah ii.let's now cross over to our diplomatic editor james bays who again standing by. you have been listening in to that speech as well there, james. of course, we are hearing from many, many leaders around the world. king abdullah there speaking about the opening speech saying the global power is here manufactured it is ours if our countries work as one. interestingly, he also said the security of every nation will be shaped by the middle east. a strong message. >> absolutely. talking about isil. i think it reflected jordan's unique geographical position. it's there next to the raging war in syria. it's next to iraq where isil are now also based manufactured it's next to israel manufactured palestine where we have had the war in gaza. the next speech will be important, too, the french president. they slightly switched the order around. he will speak to us. jordan, part of that military coalition involved in syria manufactured iraq. they bombed syria. francois hollande, with his jets in acti

>> abdullah ii: our borders are extremely secure. >> pelley: king abdullah told us forcing isis out of iraq is the easier part. but he estimates digging it out of its base in eastern syria could take two years. he supports u.s. air strikes as essential to overpowering isis. >> abdullah ii: the difference with isis, i think, compared to any other organization is that they are self financing. they can produce within a year, in a year cycle, up to almost a billion dollars worth of oil derivatives that they are obviously selling at a low price, about 30 dollars barrel, which means they can pay a lot of foreign fighters to come to their country. they can buy weapons. >> pelley: would a billion dollars a year give them a seat in opec? >> abdullah ii: you would imagine if you had that capability, which i... what they have to have is about a third of the production of the united arab emirates. in a way, technically, they'd be asking for a seat in opec. >> pelley: now, according to the king, all countries in the region face a choice. >> abdullah ii: isis, i think, has triggered an understanding

to hear from two men who saw the threat early-- former defense secretary leon panetta and abdullah ii, the kingr, with the israeli palestinian conflict to its west, syria to its north, and iraq to the east. today we spoke to king abdullah in new york before this month's u.n. general assembly meeting. for hundreds of years his family ruled the holiest shrines in islam. and the king was nearly at a loss for words today when we asked him about the head of isis who claims to lead all muslims. >> abdullah ii: i hate to use the word heretics-- whatever the words of those types are-- but to even call himself a muslim is to me, just words that i don't want to use on this program. >> pelley: you just used the world heretic. is he an islamic heretic? >> abdullah ii: i think to use the word islam and him in the same sentence is not acceptable. that he even speaks in the name of islam for me is so horrendous and so shocking. >> pelley: the kingdom of jordan has borne the burden of the syrian civil war even though it has no oil wealth and precious little water. we went to