At Air Force, Obama Rips Congress for Not Ratifying More International Treaties

"We don’t always realize that the treaties help make a lot of things in our last possible that we take for granted, from international phone calls to mail. Those are good things. Those are not a threat to our sovereignty. I think we can all agree on that. But also from NATO to treaties controlling nuclear weapons. Treaties have keep us safe. 

So if we are truly concerned about China’s actions in the South China Sea for example, the Senate should help strengthen our case by approving the Law of the Sea Convention, as our military leaders have urged."