Cory Gardner actually said...

This is not a time for the U.S. to shrink from the world or to shrink from that engagement.

thank you for your service to the country and your willingness to continue to serve this Nation.

the United States and international community has to do more to help support this democratic effort

if we are not present within the region either economically or from a security standpoint, that creates a challenge for U.S. leadership.