Randy Forbes: “We have had a sea-change where we have pulled numbers out of the air and said, 'Here is the budget; now create a…”

There is no legal authority to draw a big circle in the water a thousand miles long and then claim it as some sort of special zone or internal waters.

I also see an opportunity for a new administration to take a new and stronger stance on the South China Sea.

I believe that we can inject enough doubts into the minds of China's leaders about its use in the scenarios we worry most about.

This country, this committee, this Congress needs to move back to strategic thinking where we have a comprehensive strategic plan.