Peace cannot be brought in Indochina. The billions of dollars in military hardware and economic aid we have put in to Indochina. even since the ceasefire. has not served to reduce the level of violence. In fact. the statistics on the human costs of the ongoing warthe number of refugees. civilian war casualties. orphans. and war victims of all kindshave mounted steadily. And today we are confronted with the greatest nightmare of death. destruction. confusion and human flight the war has ever seen. And regrettably. apart from the apparent lack of any meaningful diplomacy by the administration to lessen the violence and open a dialogue of accommodation among the parties involved. we are once again confronted with a national policy which all but ignores the new crisis of people buildItng up in Cambodia and Vietnam. We are confronted wtih a national policy which all but ignores the kinds of efforts needed to bring about the better care and protection of the civilian populations on all sides of the battle lines. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Refugees. I am distressed that weapons deliveries still have priority over medicine and relief supplies. I am distressed that the voluntary agencies and international humanitarian organizations are not being given the full support of our Government. nor the full resources to meet humanitarian needs.
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