07/13/2011
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"The Senate should enthusiastically affirm the leadership of the United States in this vital area of international relations by giving advice and consent to the Law of the Sea Convention."
"How, Secretary Panetta, would you begin to describe the military problem here?"
"As seven CNOs wrote in a joint letter back in 1998, 'there are no downsides to this treaty--it contains expansive terms, which we use to maintain forward presence and preserve U.S. maritime superiorit..."
"It does raise the points which you have made that it is not really clear just in terms of law enforcement."