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NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAMUEL R. BERGER
REMARKS TO
CONSTITUENTS OF SENATOR JOE BIDEN
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
JANUARY 24, 2000
Thank you, Senator. It's an honor for me to be here today, and I want to thank you for inviting
me. Please forgive me if I was a few minutes late. I was trying to leave for the speech, but
members of my staff only wanted to talk about which actor would be playing them in tomorrow
night's episode of"The West Wing." I have a beefwith that show. In the cast, they have actors
who portray the President, the Vice President, the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, the
Press Secretary, and even the speechwriter. But even though many of the episodes involve
foreign policy decisions, there is no National Security Advisor.
It's probably just as well, considering how Hollywood has portrayed national security advisors
· recently. A stuffed shirt in "the Peacemaker." An egomaniac killed off in "Air Force One." A
calculating sell-out in "Clear and Present Danger." And just last week on television, as a zealot
with really bad hair in "Murder at 1600." I can't imagine who was the model for these
characters, but let me stress that each of these movies was in process before I assumed the job.
But one role I have been proud to play for nearly two decades is an admirer and friend of Joe
Biden. I am particularly fond of one episode. When Joe was a 30 year-old Senator serving his
first term on the Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger came to
testify. He had arranged with Chairman Frank Church that, at a key point, the room would be
cleared and the C9mmittee would go into Executive Session. The time came, Church discharged
\
the press and all staff and the hearing resumed. Kissinger surveyed the Senatorial podium.before
him and his eyes fixed on this young kid sitting up with the Senators. Kissinger's face grew red
as he said to Chairman Church indignantly that he understood all staff were to be cleared from
�2
the room. "They have been," said Church. "Then who is that young man sitting up with the
, Senators?" huffed Kissinger.
Unfazed, and quick on his feet as always, your Senator Biden spoke up. "Let me introduce
myself. My name is Joe Biden. I am the Junior Senator from Delaware. And it's a great honor
to meet you, Secretary Acheson."
Every generation of Americans has had one Senat.or who, more than any other, helped define
America's role in the world. Arthur Vandenberg was that Senator in 1950s; William Fullbright
in the 1960s; Frank Church in the 1970s; Sam Nunn in the 1980s; Joe Biden has been that leader
in the 1990s: a clear and compelling voice for American interests and American ideals. The
leading voice for sensible American internationalism in the Senate.
It's easy to be' cynical about the world we live in today. But it's a lot harder to stand in the arena,
to believe in a cause, and work day and night to convince others to believe in that cause, too. Joe
Biden is one of the people who believes. The people of Delaware should be very proud of the
indispensable role Joe Biden plays in assuring that the United States is a voice for peace and
'
freedom in the world.
With much fanfare, we just said goodbye to a Century in which America sent its sons and
daughters further and more often from its own shores to fight for freedom than any nation in
history. In the 20th Century, millions of American men and women- including more than
75,000 from Delaware-- worked to defeat fascism, contain communism, and sustain liberty
when it was most imperiled.
Thanks in no small measure to their sacrifice, we enter a new Century with American power and
values ascendant. Today, for the first time in human history, more than half the world's people
elect their own leaders. For the.first time in history, the world's leading nations are not engaged
�3
\
in a deadly struggle for security or territory. And America today is in a unique position. Our
military might and reach are unrivaled, and nations look to us to deliver decisive influence
wherever it is needed. Our economy not only has produced unprecedented prosperity at home;
it is the engine of global growth and technological innovation worldwide -- we are home to half
the world's computers and the world's eight biggest high-tech companies. People around the
world look to our open, creative society as a model of what it takes to succeed in a globalized
world.
As Senator Biden said in a speech last year, "the good news is that we are the world's only
remaining superpower. The bad news is that we are the world's only remaining superpower."
In other words, we have a remarkable opportunitY: to advance the cause of peace, prosperity and
freedom for our people and the world. But we also have a responsibility - now, perhaps more
than ever-- to lead.
The President has worked over the past seven years to make sure we seize that opportunity, and
meet that responsibility. And America has a lot to be proud of. Over the past seven years, we've
aided the remarkable transitions to free-market democracy in Central Europe; stopped two cruel
wars in the Balkans; worked with Russia to deactivate thousands of nuclear missiles; helped
broker historic peace agreements from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, Sierre Leone to the
Peru-Ecuador border; and signed more than 270 trade agreements that have opened markets and
raised living standards here at home. We've also worked to focus our national security strategy
on the new dangers of a new age: the organized forces of crime, narco-trafficking, cyberterrorism, and governments too weak to handle the forces of globalization.
Along, the way, we've had quite a few passionate discussions with people from both parties
about what our proper role in the world really is.· With the Cold War over, some people,
understandably, are tempted to say we don't need to play an active role in the world, or to worry
about distant conflicts, or play our part in international institutions like the UN. You could say
�4
it's one part go-it-alone and another part don't-go-at-all. So the President has worked hard to
bring people together around the basic principle that Americans benefit when nations come
together to deter aggression, to resolve conflicts, to open markets, to raise living standards, to
prevent the spread of dangerous weapons, and meet other dangers that no nation can meet alone.
And with the help of people like Joe Biden, I believe we've managed to sustain a consensus for a
principled and active American role in the world.
The beginning of a new Century should cause us to reflect on the larger purpose of that
leadership. For we are experiencing something more than just a changing of the digits on the
calendar; this period in history has been a genuine changing of the times - a time of collapsing
empires, expanding freedoms, eroding barriers and emerging threats. The question now is: what
do we do with the opportunity we have? What are the really big challenges facing us at the
beginning of the 21st Century? What fundamental, long-term questions will affect the success of
our foreign policy in this new era? Let's go through a few.
One critical question is whether our former adversaries Russia and China will emerge as stable,
prosperous democratic partners ofthe United States.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, our· engagement with a democratic Russia has produced
concrete results- the dismantlement of 5,000 former Soviet nuclear weapons, the withdrawal of
Soviet troops from the Baltics, and Russia's role in ending the conflict in Kosovo. Russia is still
struggling with the legacy of totalitarianism, poverty, corruption, and conflict in the Caucusus.
But the way President Y eltsin left office last month reflected just how much has changed. For
the first time in their 1,000-year history, the Russian people now know that leaders can
voluntarily transfer power, under constitutional rules, instead of holding on till death or being
forced from office, and that elections will be held to select his replacement.
�5
Of course, we will continue to oppose actions we believe are contrary to our interest or selfdefeating for Russia, such as the cruel, costly war in Chechnya. We've made clear that Russia's
1
o
indiscriminate use of force is wrong. It is inviting far more serious problems for Russia than it
can possibly solve. But that doesn't mean we should stop supporting those forces in Russia that
are trying to strengthen the rule of law and build faith in democratic institutions. Russia is
paying a price for its conduct in Chechnya; Russian democracy must not.
As for China, we must press our interests on issues like the proliferation of dangerous weapons,
and speak out clearly about the denial of human rights. But even as we defend our interests, we
shouldn't isolate China from the global forces that are empowering its people to seek a better
life.
That's why we recently signed an agreement to bring China into the World Trade Organization.
As it stands now, our markets are open to China's goods and services. ·our new agreement
requires China to open its markets -the largest in the world -- in every sector from agriculture to
telecommunications to automobiles. It will mean jobs and increased exports for American
workers and American products. In the long run, the WTO will also obligate China to reform its
economic system in a way that will get the government increasingly out of people's lives and
increase the freedom of its people- while committing China to play by international rules. We
want to see China on the inside, playing by the rules, rather than on the outside, denying them.
A second question is whether our security will be threatened by regional conflicts, especially
those rooted in ethnic and religious tensions, that pose the risk of a wider war.
We are proud of the men and women of our armed forces who turned the tide against ethnic ·
cleansing in Kosovo. We should be proud that, in the last year of the bloodiest century of all,
America led its allies to stand up against the extermination and expulsion of an entire people, and
we prevailed. Now, there is a great deal more we must do to realize our vision of a peaceful,
�6
undivided, democratic Europe for the first time in history: helping the people ofKosovo rebuild
while continuing to clamp down on violence; bolstering the democratic opposition to Slobodan
Milosevic in Serbia; promoting investment in the Balkans so the people there have a better future
to build for; encouraging progress greater cooperation between Greece and Turkey and an end to
the long dispute over Cyprus; helping more new democracies get ready for membership in
NATO. Ifwe're persistent, we may one day reach a time when no American will ever again be
asked to fight and die in Europe.
We should also be proud of the role America has played to help bring the Middle East closer to
peace than they have ever been before. Today, Israeli, Palestinian, and Syrian leaders all want
peace, and recognize that this is a unique moment. The gaps between them right now are not so
wide as they are deep, and the President is working today to find a way to make sure that
everyone's needs are met. It's hard work. But let's keep this in perspective: this conflict has
been a source of tension in the world for 50 years. And we have never had a better chance to end
it. The President is going to work as hard as he needs to this year to get this done.
A third question is whether the inexorable march of technology is going to give terrorists and
hostile nations the means to undermine our defenses, and force us to live in fear again.
Thankfully, the New Year's celebrations worldwide passed without a terrorist attack. But just
because we dodged a bullet doesn't mean there was no bullet to dodge. The last weeks of 1999
saw the largest US counter-terrorism operation in history. Terrorist cells were disrupted in eight
countries and attacks almost certainly were prevented thanks to the good work of our law
enforcement and intelligence agencies. But the threat remains real. We'll need to keep meeting
this challenge the same way: with both vigilance and a refusal to be intimidated.
Part of the challenge will
b~
to make it more difficult for weapons of mass destruction and ..the
missiles that can carry them to fall into the wrong hands. In Russia today, the average salary of a
�7
highly-trained weapons scientists is less than $100 a month. For a small investment, we can help
them turn that expertise to peaceful projects that help the world. Or, we can do nothing and pray
that each and every one of them resists the temptation to market their expertise to those who
wish us harm. Common sense says to help them. That's why we are working with Senator
Biden to increase funding for threat reduction by two-thirds over the next five years.
It also means we must continue to work to prevent potentially hostile nations like North Korea
and Iraq from obtaining weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. It means
that we must work to protect our computers and critical infrastructure- like our air traffic control
system and nuclear power plants -from attacks by cyber-terrorists and nations who wish us
harm. And it means strengthening global standards against the spread of deadly weapons, so that
'
other nations stand with us when we need them. With Senator Biden's leadership, I hope we will
be able to find common ground on the treaty to ban all nuclear tests .
. A fourth question is whether the stability of the 20th Century will be threatened by a growing gap
between rich and poor. As the President has said many times, it is unacceptable that in a world
with so many riches, more than 1.2 billion people live on less than one dollar a day. It is
unacceptable that more than two billion people get sick every year- many of them childrenbecause they don't have clean water to drink. It is unacceptable that more than three million
Mrican children already have died of AIDS. It is not only morally unacceptable, it is
economically unsustainable. It robs the world of the contributions of much of its population.
What can we do about this? Part of the answer it to promote freedom and good government; so
that leaders are responsive to the needs of their people. And freedom is expanding: with the
hopeful transitions to democracy in Nigeria and Indonesia, more people won the right to choose
their leaders in 1999 than in 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell.·
�8
But even countries making all the right choices often have to struggle to benefit from the global
economy. That's why the President has led a global effort to alleviate the crushing debt in so
many nations. No country should have to
~boose
between educating its children and paying
interest on debt. It is also why we have begun a concerted effort to fight AIDS and other
diseases that are holding so many impoverished nations back. In his State of the Union Address
later this week, the President will propose new initiatives to address these challenges.
Finally, we also have to work to expand trade. It's hard to see how people living on a dollar a
day will ever be able to live in dignity if we deny them the chance to sell the fruits of their labor
and creativity beyond their own borders. There are practices such as forced labor and
unregulated child labor that the world should not tolerate. But we inust also understand that, for
the poorest countries, trade means growth and growth means improved working conditions. We
don't want a race to the bottom in the international economy, but neither do we want to keep the
bottom down. What we want is a steady march to the top that leaves no one behind.
In the years ahead, we will face many other fundamental questions, and challenges we can hardly
foresee, whether tragedies or hopeful breakthroughs. But as a result of the last several years, we
look to that distant horizon from higher and more hopeful ground. Every day, we have a chance
to make real for the world what Delaware set into motion more than two centuries ago when it
became the first state to ratify the liberties and protections that we hold so dear.
Sometimes, that history may seem d~stant, but the cord that connects us to ages past is not.
Think about it: Senator Biden serves in the Senate with Senator Strom Thurmond. Senator
Thurmond, who first entered the Senate in 1954, served with Walter George, who
enter~d
in
1922; who served with Henry Cabot Lodge, who entered in 1893; who served with John
Sherman, who entered in 1861; who served with Hannibal Hamlin, who entered in 1848; who
served with William King, who entered in 1819, who served with Rufus King, who re-entered in
1813; who served with Joseph Anderson, who entered in 1797; who served with John Brown,
�9
.·,
who entered in 1792; who served with George Read, the first Senator from Delaware, who·
entered in 1789- and signed both the United States Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence. Through just ten people- starting and ending in Delaw~re --we are directly
connected to the two documents that have moved this nation and this world for two centuries.
Today, we·are closer than we have ever been to turning the promise of the freedom call that
began here in Delaware into areality for more than half the world. Seven years after Time
Magazine asked the question "is the U.S. in an irreversible decline as the world's premier
power" - America has arrived at a moment when our strength and prosperity are unparalleled.
For all the billions of people who came before us, it has been left to this generation to lead the
world into a new millennium, to use our freedom wisely, to walk away from war and hatred, and
to walk toward peace. When historians look back on this Century, let them say that is exactly
what we did.
Thank you.
�1123/00 10:00 p.m.
Orzulak
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAMUEL R. BERGER
REMARKS TO
CONSTITUENTS OF SENATOR JOE BIDEN
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
JANUARY 24, 2000
.
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Senato'l\ It's an honor for me to be here todayA
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me. Please forgive me if! was a few minutes late. I was trying to
l~f/;ftl(f,~{;;/~ lib,
members of my staff only wanted to talk about which actor would be playing them in tomorrow
night's episode of"The West Wing."
~~efwith that show. In the cast, they have actors
who portray the President, the Vice President, the Chief of Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff, the
Press Secretary, and even the speechwriter. But even though many of the episod~s involve
.... _ h.-~otwM.a~ - foreign policy decisions, tAere is noNatiohal Security Advisor.
"
It's probably just as well, considering how Hollywood has portrayed national security advisors
recently~~~~d shirt in "the Peacemaker.;' An egomaniac killed off in "Air Force One." A
calculating sell-out in "Clear and Present Danger." And just last week on television, as a zealot
with really bad hair in "Murder at 1600." I can't imagine who was the model for these
characters, but let me stress that each of these movies was in process before I assumed the job.
But one role I have been proud to play for nearly two decades is an admirer and friend of Joe
Biden. I am particularly fond of
ofl~ode. When Joe was a 30 year-old Senato~'tl~gtkke._
first term on the Foreign Relations Committee, ~tary of State Henry~cam<Jto
testify. He had arranged with Chairman Frank
Churc~oint, the room would be
~
\
cleared and the Committee would go into Executive Session. The time came, Church discharged
, e press and h . f f and the hearing resumed. Kissinger surveyed the Senatorial podium
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~hey have been," sai~hurch. "Then who is that young man sitting up with the
Senators?" huffed Kissinger.
Unfazed, aiDd quick on his feet as always, your Senator Biden spoke up. "Let me introduce
myself My name is Joe Biden. I am the Junior Senator from Delaware. And it's a great honor
to meet you, Secretary Acheson."
Every generation of Americans has had one Senator who, more than any
oth~fine
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America's role in the world. Arthur Vandenberg was that Senator in 1950s; William Fullbright
It's easy to be cynical about the world we live in today. But it's a lot harder to stand in the arena,
to believe in a
cause~ork day and night to convince others to believe in that cause, too.
Joe
Biden is one of the people who believes. The people of Delaware should be very proud of the
indiqnraabli role Joe Biden plays in assuring that the United States is a voice for peace and
~
freedom in the world.
~ ~ ~ IM~ ~
With much fanfare, we just said goodbye to a Century in which America sent its sons and
daughters further and more often from its own shores to fight for freedom than any nation in
history. In the 201h Century, millions of American men and women- including more than
75,000 from Delaware-- worked to defeat fascism, contain communism, and sustain liberty
when it was most imperiled.
~ut'..s
Thanks in no small measure to their sacrifice; we enter a new Century with A'ffieriettft power and
~
A
values ascendant.
.
.
Today, for the first time in human history, more than half the world's people
elect their own leaders. For the first time in history, the world's leading nations are not engaged
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3
in a deadly struggle for security or territory. And America today is in a unique position. Our
military might and reach are unrivaled, and nations look to us to deliver decisive influence
wherever it is needed. Our economy not only has produced unprecedented prosperity at home;
it is the engine of global growth and technological innovation ~e are home to half
the world's computers and the world's eight biggest high-tech companies. People around the
world look to our open, creative society as a model of what it takes to succeed in a globalized
world.
As Senator Biden said in a speech last year, "the good news is that we are the world's only
remaining superpower. The bad news is that we are the world's only remaining superpower."
In other words, we have a remarkable opportunity to advance the cause of peace, prosperity and
freedom for our people and the world. But we also have a responsibility- now, perhaps more
than ever-- to lead.
The President has worked over the past seven years to make sure we seize that opportunity, and
meet that responsibility. And America has a lot to be proud of. Over the past seven years, we've
aided the remarkable transitions to free-market democracy in Central Europe; stopped two cruel
wars in the Balkans; worked with Russia to deactivate thousands of nuclear missiles; helped
broker historic peace agreements from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, Sierre Leone to the
Peru-Ecuador border; and signed more than 270 trade agreements that have opened markets and
raised living standards here at home. We've also worked to focus our national security strategy
on the new dangers of a new age: the organized forces of crime, narco-trafficking, cyberterrorism, and governments too weak to handle the forces of globalization.
Along, the way, we've had
~sionate discussions with people from both parties
about what our proper role in the world really is. With the Cold War over, some people,
understandably, are tempted to say we don't need to play an active role in the world, or to worry
about distant conflicts, or play our part in international institutions like the UN. You could say
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ne part go-it-alone and another part don't-go-at-all. So the President has worked hard to
bring people together around the basic principle that Americans benefit when nations come
together to deter aggression, to resolve conflicts, to open markets, to raise living standards, to
prevent the spread of dangerous weapons, and meet other dangers that no nation can meet alone.
And with the help of people like
J~e ~iden, ~'ve managed to sustain a consensus for a
principled and active American role in the world.
The beginning of a new Century should cause us to reflect on the larger purpose of that
leadership. For we are experiencing something more than just a changing of the digits on the
calendar; this period in history·has been a genuine changing of the times- a time of collapsing
empires, expanding freedoms, eroding barriers and' emerging threats. The question now is: what
do we do with the opportunity we have? What are the really big challenges facing us at the
beginning of the 21st Century? What fundamental, long-term questions will affect the success of
our foreign policy in this new era? Let's go through a few.
One critical question is whether our former adversaries Russia and China will emerge as stable,
prosperous democratic partners of the United States.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, our engagement with a democratic Russia has produced
struggling with the legacy of totalitarianism, poverty, corruption, and conflict in the Caucusus.
But the way President Yeltsin left office lasfmonth reflected~w much has changed. For
~~~db._
the first time in their 1,000-year history, tR:s R:l:issi!tft }388}310 Hew kRQW that lsae8rs EaRe~
.
voluntarily transfe,k power, under constitutional rules, instead of holding on till death or being
forced from office, and 1ections will be held to select his replacement
�5
Of course, we will continue to oppose actions we believe are contrary to our interest or selfdefeating for Russia, such as the cruel, costly war in Chechnya. W:f've ma8tl
indiscriminate use
iilllM"
t!Rat Russia's
off~r~ng. It is inviting far more serious problems for Russia than it
can possibly solve. But that doesn't mean we should stop supporting those forces in Russia that
are trying to strengthen the rule of law and build faith in democratic institutions. Russia is
paying a price for its conduct in Chechnya; Russian democracy must not.
As for China, we must press our interests on issues like the proliferation of dangerous weapons,
~otr
and speak out clearly about t-be dmia:l1( human rights. But even as we defend our interests, we
shouldn't isolate China from the global forces that are empowering its people to seek a better
life.
That's why we recently signed an agreement to bring China into the World Trade Organization.
As it stands now, our
mark~n to China's goods and services.
Our new agreement
requires China to open its markets -the largest in the world -- in every sector from agriculture to
telecommunications to automobiles. It will mean jobs and increased exports for American
workers and American
products~he long run, the WTO will also obligate China to reform its
economic system in a way that will get the government increasingly out of people's lives and
increase the freedom of its people- while committing China to play by international rules. We
want to see China on the inside, playing by the rules, rather than on the outside, denying them.
w~~~f:"eror o~ed fore") wm.~ed the tide against ethnic
cleansing in Kosovo. We should be proud that, in the last year of the bloodiest century of all,
America led its allies to stand up against the extermination and expulsion of an entire people, and
J
we prevailed. Now, there is a great deal more we must do to realize our vision of a peaceful,
�6
undivided, democratic Europe for the first time in history: helping the people ofKosovo rebuild
while continuing to clamp down on violence; bolstering the democratic opposition to Slobodan
Milosevic in Serbia; promoting investment in the Balkans so the people there have a better future
to build for; encouraging progress greater cooperation between Greece and Turkey and an end to
the long dispute over Cyprus; helping more new democracies get ready for membership in
NATO. If we're persistent, we may one day reach a time when no American will ever again be
asked to fight and die in Europe.
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peace than they have ever been before.
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peace... aR:Q reeegRize-#lat this is a unique moment. The gaps between them right no;,r are not so
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wide as they are deep, and the President is working today to find a way to make sure that
everyone's needs are met. It's hard work. But let's keep this in perspective: this conflict has
~
.
been a source o~ension in the world for 50 years. And we have never had a better chance to end
it. The President is going to work as hard as he needs to this year to get this done.
A third question is whether the inexorable march of technology is going to give terrorists and
hostile nations the means to undermine our defenses, and force us to live in fear again.
Thankfully, the New Year's celebrations worldwide passed withqut a terrorist attack. But just
because we dodged a bullet doesn't mean there was no bullet to dodge. The last weeks of 1999
saw the largest US counter-terrorism operation in history. Terrorist cells were disrupted in eight
I
countries and attacks almost certainly were prevented thanks to the good work of our law
enforcement and intelligence agencies. But the threat remains real. We'll need to keep meeting
this challenge the same way: with both vigilance and a refusal to be intimidated.
Part of the challenge will be to make it mote difficult for weapons of mass destruction and the
missiles that can carry them to fall into the wrong hands. In Russia today, the average salary of a
�7
highly-trained weapons scientists is less than $100 a month. For a small investment, we can help
them tum that expertise to peaceful projects that help the world. Or, we can do nothing and pray
that each and every one of them resists the temptation to market their expertise to those who
J
wish us harm. Common sense says to help thein. That's why we are working with Senator
Biden to increase funding for threat reduction by two-thirds over the next five years.
It also means we must continue to work to prevent potentially hostile nations like North Korea)'
~ing weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.
lliOil Irrm
It means
that we must work to protect our computers and critical infrastructure -like our air traffic control
harm. And it means strengthening global
s read of deadly weapons, so that
:With Senator Biden's leadership, I ho
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between rich and poor. As tee President has said many titnes, 1il is unacceptable
with so many
riches~ than 1.2 billion people live on less than one dollar a
unacceptable that more than two billion people get sick every year- many oft
because they don't have clean water to drink. It is unacceptable that more th
economically unsustainable. It robs the world of the contributions of much o
�8
But even countries making all the right choices often have to struggle to benefit from the global
economy. That's why the President has led a global effort to alleviate the crushing debt in so
many nations. No country should have to choose between educating its children and paying
interest on debt. It is also why we have begun a concerted effort to fight AIDS and other
diseases that are holding so many impoverished nations back. In his State of the Union Address
later this week, the President will propose new initiatives to address these challenges.
Finally, we also have to work to expand trade. It's hard to see how people living on a dollar a
day will ever be able to live in dignity if we deny them the chance to sell the fruits of their labor
and creativity beyond their own borders. There are practices such as forced labor and
unregulated child labor that the world should not tolerate. But we must also understand that, for
the poorest countries, trade means growth and growth means improved working conditions. We
don't want a race to the bottom in the international economy, but neither do we want to keep the
bottom down. What we want is a steady march to the top that leaves no one behind.
In the years ahead, we will face many other fundamental questions, and challenges we can hardly
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WarS in the Balkans; worked with Russia to deactivate thousands of nuclear missiles; helped
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standards here at home. We've also worked to focus our national security strategy on the new
dangers of a new age~ the organized forces of crime, narco-traffi.cking, cyber-te~orism, ·and
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governments too weak to handle the forces of globalization.
.Al~ng, the way, we'v1had quite a fewpassiona~e discussions with people fr~m both parties
. about what crur properfole in the World reolly is. With the Cold War over, some ~le; .
understandably, are ufpted to say we-don't need to play an active role in the world, or to worry
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The beginning of a new, Century should cause us to' reflect on the larger pwpose of that
leadership. For we are experiencing something more than just a·cbanging ofthe·digits on the
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beginning of the 21st Century? What fundam~ntal, long-tenn·questions wlll·a:ffeet the success of
our forei~ policy in this new era? Let's go through a few.
One critical question is whether our former adversaries Russia and China will emerge a.S stable,
prosperous democr8.tic partners of the United States.
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rule of law and build faith in democratic institutions. Russia is paying a price for its conduct in
Chechnya; Russian demOcracy must .not.
As for China. . l ! f - 4 - s our illterests on issues like the proliferation of dangerous .
. weapons, and.speak outclearly.aboutthe denial ofhumanrights. But even as we defend our
interests, we shouldn't isolate China from the global forces that are empowering its people to
seek a better life.
That's why we recently signed an agreement to brmg China into the World Trade OrganiZation.
As it stands now, our markets are open to Chifla's goods and services. Our new agreement
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way that will get the government increasingly out of people's lives.and increase the freedom of
its people- while committing China to play by intemationatrules. We want to see Chi.na, on the
inside, playing by the rules, rather than on the outside, denying them.
A second question is whether our security will be threatened by regional conflicts, especially .
those rooted in ethnic ·and religious tensions, that pose the risk of a wider war.
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die in Europe.
We should also be proud of the role America has played to help bring the Middle EaSt closer to
peace than they have ever been before. Today, Israeli, Palestinian, and Syrian leaders all want
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conflict has been a source oftension in the world for ~0 years. And we have never had a better
chance to end· it. The President is going to work as hard as he needs to this year to get this done.
· A .third question is whether the inexorable march of technology is going to give terrorists and ·
hostile nations the means to undermine our defenses, and force us to live in fear again.
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coun1Iie~ and~ ~ost ~yr;entedtbanks. to the good work of our law
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.this challenge the same·way: with both vigilance and a refusal to beintimidated.
Part of the challenge will be to mak~ it more difficult for weapons of mass destruction ~d the
missiles that can carry the~ to fall into the wrong hands. In Russia today, the average salary of a
bigbly-trainedweapons scientists·is·Iess than $100 a month~ . For asmall inv~ent, .we eanhelp
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·that each and every one of them resists the temptation to market thek expertise to those who
'Wish us harm. Common sense says to help them. That's why we are ~orking 'With Senator
Biden to increase funding for threat reduction by two-thirds o"er the next five years.
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and Iraq .from obtaining weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to_ deliver them. It means
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system and nuclear power plants·- from attacks. by cyber-terronsts and nations who wish us
harm. And it means strengthening global standards against the spread of deadly weapons: so that
other nations stand with us when we need them. With Senator Biden's l~ersbip, I hope we will
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What can we do ·about this?. Paq of the answer it to promote freedom arid good governm~nt, so
that leaders are responsive to the needs of their people. And freedom is expandirig: with the
hopeful transitions to democracy iri Nigeria and Indonesia, more people won the right .to choose
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But even countries making all the right choices often have to struggle to benefit from -the global
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No countzy-should have to choose between educating its children and paying
interest on debt It is also why we have· begun a concerted effort _to fight AIDS and other ·
diseases that are holding so many impoverished nations back. In his State of the Union Address
later this week, the President Will propose new initiatives to address these challenges.
Finally, we also have to work to expand trade. It's hard to see how people living on a dolla.r a
day will ever be able to live in dignityif we deny them the chalice to sell the frUits of their la · r ·
and creativity beyond their own borders. There are practices such as forced labor an~c
that the world should not tolerate. But we must also understand that, for the poorest countpes,
trade me~ growth and growth means improved working conditions. We don't want a race to
the bottom in the international economy, but neither do we want to keep the bottom down. What
we want is a steady march to the top that leaves no one behind.
In the years ahead, we will face inan.y other fundamental questions, and challenges we can hardly
foresee, whether tragedies or hopeful breakthroughs. But as a result of the last several years; we
look to that distant horizon from higher .and more hopeful ground. Every day,. we have a chance
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served With Henry Cabot Lodge, who entered in 1893; who served with John Shennan, who.
entered in 1861;·who served with H3nnibal Hamlin, who entered in 1848; who served with
William King, who entered
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Today, we are closer than we have ever been to turning the promise of the freedom call that
began here. in Delaware into a reality for more than .half the world. Seven years after the question
was asked ''is the U.S. in an irreversible decline as the world's premier power"- America has
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people who came bet'ore us, it has been left to this generation to lead the ·world into a new
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peace. When historians look back on :this Centur)r,.let them say that is exa~tly what we did. ·
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<p>Orzulak served as speechwriter for President William J. Clinton and National Security Advisor Samuel R. Berger in 1999 and 2000.</p>
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