Editorial: Should the Senate Ratify Law of the Sea Treaty? YES

My colleagues Scott Paul and Don Kraus have presented an array of recent posts on The Law of the Sea Treaty.

In Sunday's Kansas City Star, one of middle America's great newspapers, it editorializes on the need for the Senate to ratify LOS and cites Citizens for Global Solutions as its source:

Right now, we have the best chance in history of passing the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Law of the Sea protects the environment, preserves freedom of navigation and establishes clear guidelines for businesses that depend on the sea for resources.
Right now, we're sitting on the sidelines, looking in from the outside. Ratifying the treaty will help us preserve fragile marine ecosystems and keep us safe by ensuring that the U.S. military and U.S. businesses have the same legal rights at sea as those from other countries.
Only working together with other nations can we keep the oceans safe and clean for everyone.
Environmentalists, oil companies, the military, peace organizations, ocean industries, and even President Bush support joining the treaty.
The small minority who may end up voting against it in the Senate aren?t looking out for what's best for the U.S. and the world.
Citizens for Global Solutions