Ben Cardin actually said...

"Do you believe if we could get buy-in by the representatives of the two parliaments, that the concern about the fragmentation within the local communities can be resolved by working through the leader..."

"So the representatives of the two factions cannot really speak for the population?"

"So you all are coming back to security as the next major hurdle, if we are going to be able to get the type of buy-in necessary."

"We cannot wait and allow people to be at risk the way they are."