Ben Cardin actually said...

"the more transparency, the better for the U.N."

"We are getting a lot out of the 100,000-plus troops who are active in these conflict areas."

"It is hard to imagine sustained public support for a hypothetical situation wherein U.S. combat units were deployed to five or 10 peacekeeping operations abroad."

"I just urge you that the more transparent this process, the better it is going to be, I think, received politically in our country."