Mr. President. 4 years of mass executions. mass rape. mass murders. brutal ethnic cleansing. sieges against civilians. terror campaigns. atrocities. and genocide not seen in Europe since the end of World War II4million people dead. 3 million people in the region refugees. and if we were to think about this in terms of our population. that would be the equivalent of 170 million American refugees. The people of Bosnia deserve relief from years of armed conflict. relief from displacement. relief from malnutrition and hunger. relief from winters without heat or electricity. relief from war crimes and. yes. relief from the indifference of the rest of the world. I traveled to the former Yugoslavia by myself 2 years ago. I went with my legislative assistant. Colin McGinnis. I visited with people in the refugee camps. and I saw enough pain and enough misery to last me for a lifetime. The Dayton agreement is the best and perhaps it is the last chance for peace in the region. That is why I intend to support it.
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