Jim Webb: “I believe what we were able to come up with is at least the right approach, and it could be done in a timely way if we…”

We have had a lot of discussion over the last 6 years about the so-called pivot to Asia. I will say as someone who has spent a great deal of time in and out of east Asia that this pivot was heavily influenced by the actions, again, taken…

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

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

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank the Parliamentarian for that clarification. (The remarks of Mr. Webb pertaining to the introduction of S. 3372 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')