Ronald Reagan: “When we look back, 1988 will be a year of great accomplishment toward our goals.”

Let us remember that the Soviet preponderance in military power in Europe remains, an asymmetry that offends our Jeffersonian senses.

The pursuit of peace is, of course, always in season.

These unilateral reductions would, however, give a long-awaited encouragement for our efforts to achieve the genuine balance in conventional forces that would assure greater security and stability in Europe.

We have walked a long way together to clear a path for peace.