Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think a lot of us share that frustration. I would just urge us to work with our European allies on the timing of a response to the violation of the ballistic missiles."

"We subsequently paid a high domestic and international price for intervening in Iraq without the support and blessing of a U.N. Security Council resolution."

"the safety of civilians is critically important."

"what the accountability mechanism is whereby there can be some healing or truth telling and punishment for those who committed the worst violations"