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Forbes, Hanabusa Say Asia Rebalance Can’t Proceed Until Strategy, Goals Developed

Forbes, Hanabusa Say Asia Rebalance Can’t Proceed Until Strategy, Goals Developed
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee

House Armed Services Committee members Randy Forbes (R-Va.) and Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) introduced a bill to support the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific two months ago, but they said Thursday that moving forward will be challenging unless the whole-of-government agrees on a goal and a strategy for the rebalance. The two lawmakers told the audience at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event that they wrote the bill to put substance behind the Obama administration’s talk of the rebalance. But…

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