Ronald Dellums: “We now find ourselves in the context of a post-cold-war world, a significant period in American world history. We do not…”

“We now find ourselves in the context of a post-cold-war world, a significant period in American world history. We do not even know quite how to name it. We simply call it post-cold war. But it is a moment that provides with it an enormous opportunity, Mr. Speaker, an enormous opportunity to redefine our national security agenda, redefine our national security strategy in the context of the realities of the post-cold-war world. I believe that that new post-cold-war national security strategy ought to embrace three elements: First, a healthy, vibrant American economy, which means a well-educated, well-informed, well-trained American citizenry, healthy, where there is a commitment to full employment, commitment to our children, commitment to our future. The second element of our national security strategy ought to be a foreign policy rooted in the notions of prevention, where there is a heavier reliance on political, economic, social and diplomatic solutions to problems that would preclude the need to go to the extraordinary step of war.”