John Kerry actually said...

America's leadership in the Asia-Pacific was not merely peripheral to our future prosperity and security--it was indispensable.

Highlighting the crucial role of U.S. leadership in the Asia-Pacific region.

04/26/2016

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I don't think we can have a one-size-fits-all policy here.

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People have not begun to plan for it, as I can tell, and have not begun to politically prepare their own publics for it.