Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I believe that the Chinese and other people in that part of the world need to recognize that we do have U.S. national interests there."

"I do not like because it suggests we have not been in the Asia-Pacific and we are going to turn our back presumably on the Middle East where we have been."

"We as a Nation, we as a military, we conform to the basic premises that are inside the Law of the Sea today."

"I think first and foremost a bilateral security agreement will be a clear message of commitment for our long-term strategic partnership."