Kurdish people are being driven from their homes and slaughtered wholesale by forces loyal to Saddam Hussein. Hundreds of thousands of Kurds--civilians and rebels alikeare desperately trying to escape Saddam Husseins genocidal rampage. For the refugees massed at the Iraqi border. food is scarce. medicine unavailable. and fear and cold are pervasive. This bill represents a first modest step. but it is an important step which will set U.S. policy on the right and moral path. The $50 million in humanitarian assistance authorized by this bill is the very least we can do. Unfortunately. $50 million wont go very far in meeting the needs of the refugees. The United States. and the international community. did not react in the past when Saddam Hussein massacred Iraqi Kurds or violated basic human rights of the whole population. But this time the United States has a special responsibility and a special opportunity.
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