Ben Cardin actually said...

"There has been strong U.S. leadership in this region for a long time, but still the humanitarian disasters continue under our watch."

"Darfur happened under our watch, which was a failure of the civilized world to take appropriate action."

"the failure to bring the Government to account for their violations of international law, we are paying a heavy price for that."

"Let us keep working to fulfill the promise of the American dream for all our citizens."