Jim Webb: “Let's be very, very careful, in terms of what we do affecting our long-term viability.”

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

It is imperative that the United States policy be based on a clear set of principles that everyone here at home and in the region can understand.

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

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