Ben Cardin actually said...

"Without having a game plan, what comes next, that is not what America should be investing."

"We ended up with the Muslim Brotherhood, and that became a real problem. And now we have got a military dictatorship back in Egypt."

"I want to drill down on the point that you made, Mr. Donilon, but also Secretary Baker, and that is the observation of the lack of good governance in the Middle East providing the wherewithal for this..."

"To me, the strength of America and its influence globally is in our ideals."