Ben Cardin actually said...

"Political reform is still very much critically important to both of those countries."

"In Libya, we have a civil war. It is not uncommon for that region to have civil wars. There is no military solution, here."

"We have had a series of hearings focused on the Middle East. Obviously, it is an area of great importance to the United States."

"I see it as problematic, because if you keep declaring victory when you do not have victory, you create more problems than you solve."