The Intemational community that supported Iraqs ouster from Kuwait must now stand united In ensuring that the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Kurds. Shlas. and others fleeing Iraq are not turned back to face Saddam Husseins torture. The Iraqi leaders gruesome legacy of dealing with dissenters reminds us all that the refugees need International protection. Although it may be too little. too late. the United States. Individually and through the United Nations. must act swiftly to do everything It can to assist all refugees with urgently needed humanitarian assistance. Massive assistance Is needed to prevent large numbers of refugees from dying. and It must be undertaken with urgency. Estimates are that at least a million people have massed on the borders In just a few days. The Govemments of Turkey and Iran will need enormous support from the International community in responding to the overwhelming refugee crisis. and I appeal to President Ozal of Turkey to keep his nations borders open to the refugees.
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