Jim Webb: “And it's in the interest of the Afghan people. Yes.”

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.

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.