Ben Cardin actually said...

The one lesson I think we have learned here is, stability in that critically important country can only be reached if there is political ref...

the U.S. role has huge potential, and we have not--we are not doing enough.

We have had a series of hearings focused on the Middle East. Obviously, it is an area of great importance to the United States.

I see it as problematic, because if you keep declaring victory when you do not have victory, you create more problems than you solve.