Bill Clinton actually said...

"Today's overwhelming consensus in favor of making the treaty permanent testifies to a deep and abiding international commitment to confront the danger posed by nuclear weapons."

"I want President Kuchma and the Ukrainian people to know that the United States and the West will stay the course with you."

"The Presidents urged progress in implementing current agreements affecting the irreversibility of the process of reducing nuclear weapons."

"The Russian Federation should remain in compliance with the CFE Treaty."