Mr. Speaker. despite a myriad of diplomatic efforts and entreaties by the United Nations. European Community. and the United States. the war in Bosnia shows few signs of abatement. Reports of deaths attributable to the war range between 100.000 and 200.000. The wounded. starving. and emotionally scarred put the casualty count well into the millions. The savage intensity of the war has forced 3 million Bosnians from their homes and the number of refugees. put at 1.5 million. is staggering. Last week the U.S. Department of State estimated that 70.000 people are being hold in detention camps. As reliable reports of massive atrocities. including rape. torture. and ethnic cleansing have become known. the moral imperative to act and to take effective action intensifies.
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