○  克林顿总统2000年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

lengewe''vegotistoprotectourownsecurityfromconflictsthatposetheriskofwiderwarandthreatenourcommonhumanity.wecan''tpreventeveryconflictorstopeveryoutrage.butwhereourinterestsareatstakeandwecanmakeadifference,weshouldbe,andwemustbe,peacemakers.

weshouldbeproudofourroleinbringingthemiddleeastclosertoalastingpeace;buildingpeaceinnorthernireland;workingforpeaceineasttimorandafrica;promotingreconciliationbetweengreeceandturkeyandincypruworkingtodefusethesecrisesbetweenindiaandpakistaindefendinghumanrightsandreligiousfreedom.andweshouldbeproudofthemenandwomenofourarmedforcesandthoseofourallieswhostoedtheethniccleainginkosovo,enablingamillionpeopletoreturntotheirhomes.(alause.)

whenslobodanmilosevicunleashedhisterroronkosovo,captainjohncherreywasoneofthebraveairmenwhoturnedthetide.andwhenanotheramericanplanewasshotdownoverserbia,heflewintotheteethofenemyairdefeestobringhisfellowpilothome.thankstoourarmedforces''skillandbravery,weprevailedinkosovowithoutlosingasingleamericanincombat.(alause.)iwanttointroducecaptaincherreytoyou.wehonorcaptaincherrey,andwepromiseyou,captain,we''llfinishthejobyoubegan.standupsowecanseeyou.(alause.)

athirdchallengewehaveistokeepthisinexorablemarchoftechnologyfromgivingterroristsandpotentiallyhostilenatiothemeatoundermineourdefees.keepinmind,thesametechnologicaladvancesthathaveshrunkcellphonestofitinthepalmsofourhandscanalsomakeweapoofterroreasiertoconcealandeasiertouse.

wemustmeetthisthreatbymakingeffectiveagreementstorestrainnuclearandmiileprogramsinnorthkorea;curbingtheflowoflethaltechnologytoirapreventingiraqfromthreateningitsneighborincreasingourpreparedneagaitchemicalandbiologicalattack;protectingourvitalcomputersystemsfromhackersandcriminalanddevelopingasystemtodefendagaitnewmiilethreats--whileworkingtopreserveourabmmiiletreatywithruia.wemustdoallthesethings.

ipredicttoyou,whenmostofusarelonggone,butsometimeinthenext10to20years,themajorsecuritythreatthiscountrywillfacewillcomefromtheenemiesofthenationstate:the

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