Which do you believe sends a greater message of national weakness: failure to respond with an unbelievably small military response against Syria for using chemical weapons against its own people or cutting $587 billion out of our national defense?
Forbes questions the implications of military budget cuts versus military action in Syria.
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I do not see it as inevitable that we will have a confrontation with China in the South China Sea if we have the correct strategy to avoid such confrontation and potential conflict.
This country, this committee, this Congress needs to move back to strategic thinking where we have a comprehensive strategic plan.
I believe, if we are to maintain our credibility in the region, if we are to sustain confidence in the rebalance to Asia, that it is extremely important for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be ratified.
I think reasonable people can have different views on it. My perspective is that the benefits of the Law of the Sea Convention do outweigh any sort of perceived risks.
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