Ben Cardin actually said...

The stakes are enormous in the coming years. We will have great opportunities to build and redefine our relationships around the world, part...

lasting peace and stability depends just as much on meeting our citizens' legitimate aspirations as they do our military security.

I do think we can do both, and I know there are many Members of the Senate who agree on that.

The United States would regard such a disruption as a threat to United States national security interests.