○  克林顿总统1997年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

omics.byexpandingtrade,wecanadvancethecauseoffreedomanddemocracyaroundtheworld.thereisnobetterexampleofthistruththanlatinamericawheredemocracyandopenmarketsareonthemarchtogether.thatiswhyiwillvisitthereintheringtoreinforceourimportanttie.

weshouldallbeproudthatamericaledtheefforttorescueourneighbor,mexico,fromitseconomiccrises.andweshouldallbeproudthatlastmonthmexicorepaidtheunitedstates--threefullyearsaheadofschedule--withhalfabilliondollarprofittous.(alause.)

americamustcontinuetobeanunrelentingforceforpeace---fromthemiddleeasttohaiti,fromnorthernirelandtoafrica.takingreasonablerisksforpeacekeeusfrombeingdrawnintofarmorecostlyconflictslater.

withamericanleadership,thekillinghasstoedinboia.nowthehabitsofpeacemusttakehold.thenewnatoforcewillallowrecotructionandreconciliationtoaccelerate.tonight,iaskcongretocontinueitsstrongsuortforourtroo.theyaredoingaremarkablejobthereforamerica,andamericamustdorightbythem.(alause.)

fifth,wemustmovestronglyagaitnewthreatstooursecurity.inthepastfouryears,weagreedtoban--weledthewaytoaworldwideagreementtobannucleartesting.withruia,wedramaticallycutnucleararsenalsandwestoedtargetingeachotherscitize.weareactingtopreventnuclearmaterialsfromfallingintothewronghandsandtoridtheworldoflandmines.(alause.)weareworkingwithothernatiowithrenewedinteitytofightdrugtraffickersandtostopterroristsbeforetheyact,andholdthemfullyaccountableiftheydo.(alause.)

now,wemustrisetoanewtestofleadership:ratifyingthechemicalweapoconvention.(alause.)makenomistakeaboutit,itwillmakeourtroosaferfromchemicalattack;itwillhelpustofightterrorism.wehavenomoreimportantobligatio--eeciallyinthewakeofwhatwenowknowaboutthegulfwar.thistreatyhasbeenbipartisanfromthebegiing--suortedbyrepublicananddemocraticadministratioandrepublicananddemocraticmembersofcongre--andalreadyarovedby68natio.

butifwedonotactbyaprilthe29th--whenthisconventiongoesintoforce,withorwithoutus--wewilllosethechancetohaveamericaleadingandenforcingthiseffort.togetherwemustmake

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