The Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement wouldexpand markets for Central America, the Dominican Republic, and theUnited States; help to integrate these countries into the globaleconomy; encourage needed economic reforms; bolster positivepolitical trends; and signal the entire hemisphere that Washingtonis serious about market integration and helping its neighbors todevelop.
Four principles should guide Administration policy toward Europe:(1) Europe will remain the foundation of future U.S. coalitionswell into the 21st century; (2) a Europe in which nationalsovereignty remains paramount suits America's national interest;(3) the U.S.-British alliance must remain pivotal to long-term U.S.strategic thinking; and (4) Europe must be seen as it is, not asmany Europeans might wish to see themselves.
In preserving America's core values, military relationships arevaluable, but so are economic partnerships. Such partnerships easethe way for trade, and there is often significant overlap betweensecurity allies and trade partners. The free exchange of goods andservices in the marketplace builds wealth for all who participate,improving prosperity for the American people.
Make no mistake: Europe's dream of uniting to form a superpower counterweight to the United States died with the "non" vote in France and the rejection, a few days later in the Netherlands, of the European Union constitution.