Ben Cardin actually said...

"The only path to international legitimacy is through the democratic process and a peace deal that serves the interests of the Afghan people."

"It may be necessary for congressional action to make it clear to the Afghan Government that, if there is backsliding, the Administration is not going to be able to save them in negotiations."

"If the Taliban were to come back to power, the reality for Afghanistan's women and girls, I think, would be devastating."

"If Afghanistan, with or without the Taliban, wants to be a country that is respected globally and does not want to be a pariah state, then they are going to live up to their commitments on anti-terror..."