Randy Forbes: “I think that is the strength of our Navy and the strength of our way of government, that we can ask these questions and…”

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.

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

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.

The threats to freedom of navigation that emanate from the South China Sea and reverberate globally are a great enough threat to the United States.