John Kerry actually said...

I have been especially critical of President Obama and the State Department for failing to approve the Keystone XL pipeline because it provi...

the navigational bill of rights provided for in the treaty... are beneficial to the United States.

By not acceding to the Convention, we forgo the best and strongest legal footing for our actions.

Use of diplomacy and the framework provided by the Law of the Sea Convention would facilitate military cooperation in the Arctic.