Randy Forbes: “Cutting that F-22 production line was one of the worst mistakes we made for national defense in some time.”

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.

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.

In the coming decades, this is the region where the largest armies in the world will camp.