??? The thing is ... ALL of the claims overlap with the claims of neighbors. That's the entire problem. The claims of Vietnam overlap with the claims of Mala

??? The thing is ... ALL of the claims overlap with the claims of neighbors. That's the entire problem. The claims of Vietnam overlap with the claims of Malaysia. The claims of the Philippines overlap with Taiwanese claims. (In fact, Taiwan's official position is that the entirety of the South China Sea falls under their sovereignty.) The fact is... this is a mess that we should have either refused to wade into... or been unmistakeably strict in enforcing our view. This is no place for waffling.