For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 20, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
Today President Bush submitted to Congress the National Security
Strategy of the United States as required by the Goldwater-Nichols
Defense Department Re-Organization Act of 1986. The president's
national security strategy reflects the union of our values and our
national interest. This strategy states that the safety and security
of America is the first and fundamental commitment of the our
government.
America must always stand for and protect the universal values on
which it was founded. To this end, President Bush makes clear that the
United States will use its position of strength and influence in the
world to defend, preserve, and extend the peace.
The full text of the National Security Strategy can be accessed at
www.whitehouse.gov.
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