Ben Cardin actually said...

"the United States is prepared to work jointly with the GCC states to deter and confront any external threat to any GCC state's territorial integrity that is inconsistent with the U.N. Charter."

"as Senator Cardin said, many of the private sector do not want to identify that they have been attacked, for fear of losing the good will."

"we need to make sure that we have the protocols in place so we can protect the security of our country."

"So, how far are we away, timewise, from having a policy in NATO that we will feel comfortable with in regards to how cyber fits into the traditional defense posture of NATO?"