Ronald Reagan: “What could be more moral than a system designed to save lives rather than to avenge them?”

The objective of the United States remains, as always, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

Yes, always has been.

I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.

I am delighted that later today I'll have the opportunity to welcome President Gorbachev to the United States and extend to him the hospitality and good wishes of the American people.