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Build More Ships Or Hire More Lawyers? Those who favor the U.N. Convention on the Law of The Sea believe that U.S. security lies in passing a treaty and hiring more lawyers to defend America before an international tribunal, rather than building more ships for the Navy and Coast Guard.  Susan Biniaz: U.S. Department of State
THE SECRET IS OUT: "I think someone said how few ships there are compared to how many there used to be. We don't have the capacity to be challenging every maritime claim throughout the world solely through the use of naval power. And [we] certainly can't use the Navy to meet all the economic interests." -Susan Biniaz, Assistant Legal Adviser, Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Speaking July 17, 2007, at the American Enterprise Institute on why the U.S. Senate should ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.  Source of graph: American Shipbuilding Association |
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