Remarks to Citizens in Port Washington, Wisconsin
07/26/1987
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I had to feel the process has not been concluded.
The idea that if we removed all the pressure on the Sandinistas they would somehow then move to peace and democracy has been proven false.
We owe our children an alternative to the current policy of deterrence based solely on the threat of nuclear retaliation.
The Congress must fully fund our vital Strategic Defense Initiative program without restricting research into promising technologies.