06/22/2011
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"As a nation dependent upon not only free and uninhibited access to the world's oceans but also the bedrock of international law and norms to maintain peace and order, the United States must stand stro..."
"I have just proven with a few examples that China is on the offense while the United States is ignoring our allies in Latin America."
"So if we sit back as the No. 1 force, military force, in the world, we will watch in the next decade that Mandarin will replace English as the second language in Latin America."
"I do not want to see us start a new Cold War."