If I have to face questions about whether this is a critical firefight in the defense of American sovereignty, or a self-inflicted wound in a rapidly emerging global theater where our competitors are taking advantage of our absence, that empty seat at the table, then I would rather take my naval strategic advice from the Chief of Naval Operations.
Webb emphasizes the importance of naval advice over public opinion on sovereignty issues.
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Is the continued drift toward a smaller and smaller Navy troubling? Yes, it is.
I believe it is well past the time when the questions and concerns raised here today were compelling.
I would respectfully submit that the series of exchanges that we have had with China where they have insisted on only bilateral solutions is perhaps the strongest argument for us proceeding forward in this sort of way where we can continue to encourage multilateral solutions.
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