youknow,nonationinhistoryhashadtheoortunityandthereoibilitywenowhavetoshapeaworldthatismorepeaceful,moresecure,morefree.
allamericacanbeproudthatourleadershiphelpedtobringpeaceinnorthernireland.
allamericacanbeproudthatourleadershiphasputboiaonthepathtopeace.andwithournatoallieswearepreingtheserbiangovernmenttostopitsbrutalrepreioninkosovo–tobringthosereoibletojusticeandtogivethepeopleofkosovotheself-governmenttheydeserve.
allamericacanbeproudthatourleadershiprenewedhopeforlastingpeaceinthemiddleeast.someofyouwerewithmelastdecemberaswewatchedthepalestiniannationalcouncilcompletelyrenounceitscallforthedestructionofisrael.
now,iaskcongretoprovideresourcessothatallpartiescanimplementthewyeagreement,toprotectisrael''ssecurity,tostimulatethepalestinianeconomy,tosuortourfriendsinjordan.wemustnot,wedarenot,letthemdown.ihopeyouwillhelpme.
asweworkforpeace,wemustalsomeetthreatstoournation''ssecurity,includingincreaseddangerfromoutlawnatioandterrorism.
wewilldefendoursecuritywhereverwearethreatened,aswedidthissummerwhenwestruckatosamabinladen''snetworkofterror.thebombingofourembaiesinkenyaandtanzaniaremindsusagainoftherisksfacedeverydaybythosewhorepresentamericatotheworld.solet''sgivethemthesuorttheyneed,thesafestpoibleworkplaces,andtheresourcestheymusthavesoamericacancontinuetolead.
wemustworktokeepterroristsfromdisruptingcomputernetworks.wemustworktopreparelocalcommunitiesforbiologicalandchemicalemergencies,tosuortresearchintovaccinesandtreatments.wemustincreaseoureffortstorestrainthereadofnuclearweapoandmiiles,fromkoreatoindiaandpakistan.wemustexpandourworkwithruia,ukraineandotherformersovietnatiotosafeguardnuclearmaterialsandtechnologysotheyneverfallintothewronghands.ourbalancedbudgetwillincreasefundingforthesecriticaleffortsbyalmosttwo-thirdsoverthenextfiveyears.
withruiawemustcontinuetoreduceournucleararsenals.thestarti