Adam Smith actually said...

The Asia-Pacific region has been, for some time will continue to be, very critical to U.S. interests.

Smith emphasizes the importance of the Asia-Pacific region to U.S. interests.

01/27/2014

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We want our troops home. We want the Afghan people back in charge of their own security, back in charge of their own government.

I remain very concerned about the President's decision last summer to speed up withdrawal of the surge troops from Afghanistan.

Nobody on this committee, nobody in this country wants a permanent presence in Afghanistan.

We have to transition to Afghan sovereignty as quickly as we responsibly can.