Ben Cardin actually said...

"the Trump administration appears to view Syria through a military lens, making decisions on troop levels and military missions in a policy vacuum."

"I only hope there will be more, because I think the situation in southwest Syria... is not just untenable, it is unacceptable."

"I am concerned by some of the things we have discussed today that there are clear signals that this administration intends to declare victory against ISIS and remove itself from the Syrian conflict."

"I do not see a seamless handoff--if anything, the opposite--when it comes to refugee policy and support for refugees and for democracy and governance."