Many thousands of people were able to leave Cuba before Castro closed the ports and the beaches and shut off the flight of his people by force. Who can possibly forget or fail to be moved by the sight of the "boat people" of Vietnam who risked starvation. drowning. or attack by pirates to escape from the Communists In leaky sailboats and overloaded barges by the thousands. The refugee camps of the Cambodians fleeing the Vietnamese invaders would make the strongest man in this room cry In anquish. The brave people of Afghanistan are fighting back. but even they cannot stand fast against the massive power and brutality of the Soviet Army and 3 million have had to cross the border Into Pakistan while the strong and the brave remain behind to resist and to fight for their homeland. This is exactly what is occurring in Nicaragua. Why Is there even a debate about whether or not we should help the people of Nicaragua reclaim their country and their future? The truth is there for everyone to see In the refugee camps In Honduras and Costa Rica. The proof Is in the military camps of the resistance forces where more than 14.000 Nicaraguans have chosen to take up arms and risk their lives to take back their nation from the Communist thieves who stole their revolution and their destiny. The resistance forces do not ask for U.S. troops.