If, on the other hand, the members of the U.S. Senate trouble themselves to study, or at least read, the text of the Law of the Sea Treaty, they would immediately see it for what it really is: a diplomatic dinosaur, a throwback to a bygone era when U.N. negotiations were dominated by Communists of the Soviet Union and their fellow travelers in the Third World.
Lugar criticizes the Law of the Sea Treaty as outdated and harmful to U.S. interests.
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we should recognize that our ability to manufacture a predictable outcome of this crisis is extremely limited.
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The Law of the Sea will continue to form the basis of maritime law regardless of whether the United States is a party.
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