Ben Cardin actually said...

In Iraq, we had in 2011 a check-the-box mentality. We are done with Iraq and obviously we are back in in a different way now.

Prepared to take action, I assume.

In Syria, our policy has been Assad must go, and yet Assad is there and we really have not done much to cause Assad to go.

if President Assad is not held accountable for his war crimes, it will be a clear message that we are going to see this scene play out again...