Ben Cardin actually said...

"the effort to turn it into territorial waters that denies international open access of the kind that we have underwritten for decades"

"But if you are a country in that region, knowing what they have done there, as far as not only jeopardizing your territorial claims, but also giving a beachhead in the event they decide to be even mor..."

"They should hire different lawyers if they thought they were going to get different results."

"I believe that this ruling--and how the regional and international community reacts--represents a watershed moment for the region and the world."