The American people have been generous in their willingness to aid victims of natural disasters and of war. and we have been careful to aid those who are the victims. not the perpetrators. It would be irresponsible for us to ignore that tradition. The Hamilton amendment helps to preserve that integrity by authorizing the distribution of this assistance by the Red Cross or the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. We should not be in the business of outright aiding rebel forces attempting to overthrow a sovereign government with whom we have diplomatic relations however strained they may be. Humanitarian aid and combat forces are mutually contradictory.
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