Ben Cardin actually said...

"I do not think you are going to see any government, be it Mr. Abe's or any others, be able to move the Japanese people in a direction that they do not want to go."

"I expect, next week, when Secretary Kerry is before the full committee on his budget, that we are going to be talking more about Ukraine, Iran, and Syria than we will be able to get into the specifics..."

"There is no dispute that Crimea is Ukrainian territory, yet Russia is using its military there."

"Another reason why how Ukraine is ultimately resolved is so important."