The amendment expresses the belief of this Congress that the Soviets are responsible for cleaning up the fields of Afghanistan which they polluted with mines which kill and maim. The Soviets should stand responsible in every way for the desecration they continue to bring to the Afghan people. As this amendment stands. they should take every appropriate step to return the country they so tragically spoiled to a place where farmers can plow their fields to feed their families without fear of death or dismemberment. where children can walk in a field without fear of losing a limb. and where refugees can return without the horror of the explosion of a Soviet mine to welcome them. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and to put the U.S. Congress on record as placing the blame for the tragedy of mine warfare in Afghanistan squarely where it belongson the Kremlin.
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