We cannot remain as a viable balancing force in the Pacific without these bases.
I do have a good deal of empathy for that area of Florida for the fact that they have lost ships due to retirement.
I made it very clear at that time that this survey was going to be vital in terms of evaluating whether we should move f...
I think we're going to have to start talking more realistically about what those timelines are and calm people down.
I contacted the White House when I was on Guam, trying to make the point that this isn't simply a transportation issue; ...
this is, I think, a fresh opportunity to try to bring some consistency into our policies.
One of the precepts in ASEAN is that, if you are a member, then you are treated equally inside ASEAN, as a member.
I totally agree with you. We tend to forget, in this country, the amazing story of Japan since the end of World War II.
I think it is incumbent on the United States to raise those issues at the highest levels.
It's an across-the-board concern that we have.
The nongovernmental impact of the United States is enormous in Asia.