Daniel R. Russel: “There's something worse than an intended conflict and that's an unintended conflict.”

I believe that a withdrawal of the U.S. presence from the South China Sea would result in a tactical accommodation by the countries of Southeast Asia with China.

The stability and the security of the Pacific region is a vital U.S. national interest.

Our strategy is based on deterrence, on diplomacy, and on pressure.

The people in Burma deserve the full protection of the government both at the local level and at the national level.