○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

itreatyandtheframeworkwehavealreadyagreedtoforstartiiicouldcutthemby80percentfromtheircoldwarheight.

it''sbeentwoyearssinceisignedthecompreheivetestbantreaty.ifwedon''tdotherightthing,othernatiowon''teither.iaskthesenatetotakethisvitalstep,arovethetreatynowtomakeitharderforothernatiotodevelopnucleararms,andtomakesurewecanendnucleartestingforever.

fornearlyadecade,iraqhasdefieditsobligatiotodestroyitsweapoofterrorandthemiilestodeliverthem.

americawillcontinuetocontain[iraqipresident]saddam[huein]andwewillworkforthedaywheniraqhasagovernmentworthyofitspeople.now,lastmonth,inouractionoveriraq,ourtrooweresuperb.theirmiionwassoflawlelyexecuted,thatwerisktakingforgrantedthebraveryandskillitrequired.captainjefftaliaferro,a10-yearairforceveteranoftheairforce,flewab-1bbomberoveriraqasweattackedsaddam''swarmachine.heisherewithustonight.iwouldliketoaskyoutohonorhimandallthe33,000menandwomenofoperationdesertfox.

itistimetoreversethedeclineindefeeendingthatbeganin1985.

sinceapril,togetherwehaveaddednearly$6billiontomaintainourmilitaryreadine.mybalancedbudgetcallsforasustainedincreaseoverthenextsixyearsforreadine,formodernization,andforpayandbenefitsforourtrooandtheirfamilies.

youknow,wearetheheirsofalegacyofbraveryrepresentedineverycommunityinamericabymillioofourvetera.america''sdefenderstodaystillstandreadyatamomentsnoticetogowherecomfortsarefewanddangersaremany,todowhatneedstobedoneasnooneelsecan.theyalwayscomethroughforamerica.wemustcomethroughforthem.

thenewcenturydemandsnewpartnershiforpeaceandsecurity.theunitednatioplaysacrucialrole,withalliessharingburdeamericamightotherwisebearalone.americaneedsastrongandeffectiveu.n.iwanttoworkwiththisnewcongretopayourduesandourdebts.

wemustcontinuetosuortsecurityandstabilityineuropeandasia–expandingnatoanddefiningitsnewmiio,maintainingouralliancewithjapan,withkorea,withourotherasianallies,andengagingchina.

inchinalastyear,isaidtotheleadersandthepeoplewhati''dliketosayagaintonight

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