Edward Markey actually said...

It is clear that a growing network of countries from the Indian Ocean through the Pacific yearn to participate in a regional system, an Amer...

So that is just so irresponsible, because these individual communities, they are left with a legacy that they didn't create.

This system's ability to overcome the unique characteristics of the Indo-Pacific have proved its staying power.

These systems, built out of the devastation of a world war, have been bastions of American values and influence throughout the world.