Jim Webb: “The Marine Corps has always paid a heavy price, in every war, from World War I, particularly, forward.”

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

Senator Webb, your efforts with respect to Burma have played an essential role in this regard.

We do support the validity of internationally accepted Exclusive Economic Zones, those that are set out under basically agreed-upon international law.

I have been in a number of meetings where each of you took us to the woodshed about needing to try harder.