Marco Rubio actually said...

there are some countries, where, because of certain geopolitical issues, there might be some internal pressure not to downgrade them.

Rubio raises concerns about geopolitical influences on tier rankings.

07/07/2014

More Marco Rubio Quotes

We do not just want to be a military power. We want to be an economic and diplomatic one and have influence in the region.

I think these comments are concerning to our allies in the region.

I do welcome the recent deployment of military assets to the region.

His comments talked about if the United States builds up militarily, there is going to be a counterreaction from China.