04/27/2016
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"We have to remember that half the population of the world and half of its economy is in that region..."
"The rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, as the term goes, is in my eyes a commitment to continue the pivotal American military role in the Asia-Pacific theater, which has kept peace and stability th..."
"You don't advocate a diminishment of the resources we are spending with regard to the Middle East or Russia and Europe at this point, do you?"
"If we don't stand behind our word on that article, then our word really does mean nothing."