Ben Cardin actually said...

"I want to make sure that we have people in the Administration who understand the importance of the U.S. global engagement."

"We are now the only country that has announced that we will not be part of these discussions."

"So there is discussion taking place at the National Security Council level with legal advisers, with military advisers."

"You may very well be getting opinions from the White House that this is legal, but you would have to make your own independent judgment."