Ben Cardin actually said...

"What I have found that we are able to do in working with countries is actually get them to move on things and make changes."

"We have universal values. These are not American values; these are universal values that we are willing to get engaged internationally in order to promote."

"We have been very clear about steps that need to be taken."

"In a sense, the Tunisian uprising and the Arab Spring was born not out of anything religious motivated. It came about as a result of corruption."