I am concerned that under this administration the size of the Navy's fleet continues to dwindle.

Why cannot we just say what is obvious to anyone who sees these facts that the Government of Venezuela is not and does not comport itself as a democracy and in fact, because of all of these activities and others and violence against their…

Would you agree that this evidence that is now out there before the public is strong evidence of the fact that Cuba remains a state sponsor of terrorism?

I do not think I got that, and I wanted your interpretation of the answer that we got with regard to that question.

I wanted to get back to this topic of the Six Assurances under the Reagan administration because I think to be clear and unequivocal with regard to that is critically important in terms of the message that we send and, quite frankly, the…

That remains our policy.

I would venture to guess and, in fact, I am pretty sure of the fact that Taiwan has watched with great interest what has happened with Crimea.

Does it continue to be the policy of the United States that we will maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of…

the credibility and the sustainability of the U.S. commitment that the Asia-Pacific is a strategic priority ... is a paramount objective for U.S. foreign policy

I guess my concern now is why cannot the answer be, yes, we remain committed to all six of them as elements of our foreign policy.

What steps have we taken to ensure that that does not happen, that that balance is not unsettled to the point where you are actually inviting China to do something like that?