Ben Cardin actually said...

"The United States, working with our coalition partners, need to be able to provide that type of a framework."

"The magnitude of the crisis here demands U.S. leadership and attention."

"My conversation with a lot of the players is that that will not bring peace to Syria."

"The most important is that we stop the bloodshed, that we prioritize a cessation of hostilities or, better yet, a full-on ceasefire."