Speech #1020143096

I feel the American public wants stability in the postcoldwar era. but we in Congress have done precious little to explain how our foreign relationships can improve that stability. I fear that in a climate of isolationism we will lose the chance of a generation to break the cycle of arms peddling and war. One disturbing outgrowth of this turn inward is the tolerance of Japanbashing. Our Nation of immigrants. the melting pot of the world. is dangerously close to providing a license to hate. The rhetoric which has been rising over the past few months is harming the JapaneseAmerican community within our Nation and threatening our countrys economic stability. Listen to the Chairman of the U.S.