Ben Cardin actually said...

Security is absolutely essential, but if you do not treat your people fairly, there is going to be a void that is going to cause instability.

Emphasizes the importance of fair treatment to prevent instability.

04/18/2016

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Prepared to take action, I assume.

In Syria, our policy has been Assad must go, and yet Assad is there and we really have not done much to cause Assad to go.

if President Assad is not held accountable for his war crimes, it will be a clear message that we are going to see this scene play out again...

he has worked relentlessly to build a vision among diverse groups of nations and bind them together with a common purpose.