I didn't tell you I'd justified the use of troops.
Our fellow democracies share our hope for such a future.
U.S. military assistance to the Government of the Philippines in defending itself against a coup attempt.
Freedom is sweeping the globe.
Let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
We will not yield on those principles.
This assistance is intended to allow the democratically elected government of the Philippines to restore order.
That's what I've authorized.
And so, thank you for that, for writing still-new pages in the history of America and of her Navy.
You have done your jobs; you have done your duty.
Real peace -- the peace which lasts -- is not an accident.