Jim Webb: “It preserves the citizen-soldier concept.”

The disagreements over sovereignty and the potential for conflict have only increased.

when you make that determination, you should be making it in the U.S. Congress not by one individual of whichever party who happens to be the President.

I am committed to trying to make this policy work, at the same time to reduce the frictions that are causing it problems.

There is no question for the United States that the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty obligation extends to the Senkakus.