They announced during my visit that they want American aircraft carriers to pay visits to Singapore. They are welcome in Singapore. We signed a new agreement dealing with the training of our forces when they visit the Philippines. It was a unique experience for an American secretary of defense to have that opportunity to lay out our strategy for our presence in the region, the U.S. defense guidelines, our commitment to South Korea and how we believe that we provide a stabilizing influence for the entire region. As I mentioned last night, when you have stability, you have at least the opportunity to enjoy prosperity because investment flows.
Business tends to follow the flag.
So we think that our presence is welcomed by many. We do not seek to impose our presence on any, and if the day should come when a country asks us to leave, we leave. So we are not trying to occupy any territory. I mention this because there is some notion that, once again, America is trying to dominate. I mention this because I go back to 1984.