Ben Cardin actually said...

"The mission to destroy ISIS's military and terrorist capabilities in Iraq must continue under a strong U.S. lead."

"We need to leave no opening for the Iranian-backed movement to cut us out."

"Bringing the world's largest economies and largest security assistance partners together strengthens our hand as we try to get the Iraqi Government to undertake political reconciliation."

"That is not a way that I think is conducive to setting up a partnership of trust that becomes critically important for defeating ISIS."