Ben Cardin actually said...

China is becoming a more interesting country, as it relates to our policies in the Middle East.

It was very frustrating under the Mubarak administration to see the government condoning such anti-Semitic activities.

Should we condition assistance to Egypt? How can we be most effective in encouraging private sector development and growth?

I think my own view is that conditions are sometimes useful to focus the attention of the host government on what they need to do.