Ben Cardin actually said...

"Our demands on Hamas are the Quartet demands on Hamas which is, you know, Hamas, to be accepted as a responsible player, needs to accept the Quartet conditions of recognition of Israel, renunciation o..."

"You need international unity, and the Security Council is where we normally start that."

"What can we do in leadership to minimize the sufferings that are taking place and will take place until the Assad regime is removed?"

"We watched what you were doing in Syria and I know the international community was also, and it was a bright moment, I think, for United States leadership."