OF CONGRESS JAN 14 2004 U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 26, 2003 Serial No. 108-52 Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/international_relations 88-000PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office DAN BURTON, Indiana SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC JAMES A. LEACH, Iowa, Chairman DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska RON PAUL, Texas JEFF FLAKE, Arizona JERRY WELLER, Illinois THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado ENI F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American SHERROD BROWN, Ohio EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York BRAD SHERMAN, California ROBERT WEXLER, Florida JAMES W. MCCORMICK, Subcommittee Staff Director 2003505233 (II) The Honorable Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Christopher LaFleur, Special Envoy for Northeast Asia Security Consulta- tions, Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State LETTERS, STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED FOR THE HEARING The Honorable James A. Leach, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa, and Chairman, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific: Prepared The Honorable Peter Rodman: Prepared statement The Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo: Prepared statement Questions for the Record Submitted to the Honorable Peter Rodman by the U.S. SECURITY POLICY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: RESTRUCTURING FORWARD DEPLOYMENT AMERICA'S THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2003 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 12 p.m. In Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James A. Leach [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. Mr. LEACH. The Subcommittee will come to order. On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome our distinguished Administration witnesses. Appearing before us today is the Honorable Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs; Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command; and Christopher LaFleur, Special Envoy for Northeast Asia Security Consultations, Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State. We would particularly like to thank Admiral Fargo and the many fine young men and women associated with the Pacific Command for their professionalism in representing America in this crucial part of the world. In addition, joining us later may well be the gentlelady from Guam, Representative Bordallo. The purpose of today's hearing is to review the priorities for United States security policy in Asia and the Pacific in light of the global campaign against terrorism, regional threats such as North Korea, technological innovation, as well as our enduring interest in peace and security in this vital region. As my colleagues are aware, maintaining a robust overseas military presence has historically been a key element of the United States national security policy in Asia-Pacific. The United States presence in the region dating back from World War II has been sustained by forward bases in Japan, South Korea and, until 1992, the Philippines, as well as by active defense cooperation with allied and friendly states in Southeast Asia and Oceania, primarily Thailand, Singapore and Australia. With the end of the cold war, the basis for our forward-deployed presence shifted from deterring the Soviet threat to ensuring regional stability. This fundamental continued continuity of policy has been maintained by successive United States Administrations, all of which have emphasized the linkage between our network of |