Ben Cardin actually said...

"To me, the strength of America and its influence globally is in our ideals."

"It was good to get rid of Saddam Hussein, but we should have perhaps done a better job of thinking about what we were going to put in place after he left."

"We should not be so quick to come in and get rid of leaders that we do not agree with 1,000 percent of the time."

"They will never succeed in accomplishing a more peaceful, stable world, because they do not have the commitment towards democracy and good governance."