Ben Cardin actually said...

"It is a nuclear weapons state. For me, the answer to that is absolutely not, and it had better be absolutely not."

"Do not make it violent. Disagreement is fine."

"I do not think that the status quo, and a status quo which we tolerate through strategic patience, is really a viable alternative."

"If that is the case, if it is regime survival, one could also argue then advancements on human rights, particularly freedom of expression, knowing this government, is going to be extremely difficult b..."