Randy Forbes: “Let us be clear, failure to reset the force undermines this position and will leave us with a smaller and less-capable…”

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

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.

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 am not really--there may be a lot of excuses for not getting there by 2020 for the Air Force, but I am not listening to excuses on the civilian side anymore.