We remain concerned about the possibility of Iran using proxy groups or individuals in the region to conduct targeted attacks in the United States.
I think first and foremost a bilateral security agreement will be a clear message of commitment for our long-term strategic partnership.
This is another classic case of how you sometimes run the risk of taking your best friends for granted.
Do you agree, when asked, to give your personal views, even if those views differ from the administration in power?
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 as a Nation, we as a military, we conform to the basic premises that are inside the Law of the Sea today.
We cannot turn our back on either.
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 think the President has acted wisely in nominating both of you and I look forward to supporting your nominations.
And a whistleblower that has reprisals against them is something that we cannot stand for in this government.
If we are not including contractors in the protection of the whistleblower legislation, then we have a huge problem here.