That is why the Afghan invasion should concern us so. The buffer is gone. and the Soviets are only 300 miles from the Arabian Sea. They can now menace the Strait of Hormuz far more easily than they previously did. Any cut in the oil flowing through that strait would have a devastating impact on Western Europe and Japan. We know full well we would have to fight if the Soviets interrupted the flow of oil. Mr. Speaker. thousands of Afghans are homeless. crowded into refugee camps. Others are dead. brutally slaughtered. or killed by exposure. disease. starvation. Still the fighting goes on.