I was left haunted by the destruction to God's creation caused by human conflict.

I know that my ranking minority, Senator Isakson, and I reflect what is a broad community across the House and Senate, Republican and Democrat, who care deeply about Africa and who welcome your effort to make certain that we put…

I am concerned that the debate over this treaty is locked in a framework that is decades out of date.

So when we have successfully reasserted customary international law and leave a contested area, do these other nations sometimes then reassert their excessive claim?

the real risk we face is that we are letting others draw boundaries, we are letting others set rules, we are leaving our economic interests out of the fight, and we are putting our national security interests at risk by failing to ratify…

In your view, does this put our allies at any risk, in terms of their confidence about our willingness and ability to fight for their territorial issues?

I just have to question your assertion that... U.S. accession to the Convention has become essential to the successful execution of the Navy's global mission.

Does failure to ratify this treaty, General Dempsey, in any way compromise the ability of the United States to project force around the world?

there are real benefits to the United States in terms of navigational rights I would like to focus on.

the entire dangerous, risky, and provocative process could be avoided in some circumstances by ratifying this treaty and being able to contest excessive claims in the ways it allows us to do.

the real risk we face is letting others draw boundaries, set rules, and advance their economic interests without the United States having a seat at the table.