Ronald Reagan: “Our goal is to seek peace rather than provocation, but our interests…”

On the recordMay 28, 1987

Our goal is to seek peace rather than provocation, but our interests and those of our friends must be preserved.

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Remarks on United States Policy in the Persian Gulf

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Ronald Reagan: “Our goal is to seek peace rather than provocation, but our interests and those of our friends must be preserved.”