Bill Clinton actually said...

"The United States has no intention at this moment or in the future of weakening its security ties in the Pacific, not to Japan, not to South Korea."

"I was able to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to the security relationship that exists between our two nations."

"This is already a period of change in Japan, and I would hope that that would be viewed with hope and not with fear by the Japanese people."

"I have invested a lot in both the change and the continuity because I think they are terribly important."