Ben Cardin actually said...

"I have all the confidence in our military carrying out a military mission."

"But long term, we do not have a solution, and we are back to where we were, in a long process with perhaps emboldening the recruitment of extremists."

"ISIS is a global threat. ISIS is a global challenge. That is why I believe we need a global, comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS and protect American national security interests."

"The Muslim ban is a recruitment tool that will be used that will hurt our chances of defeating ISIS."