You see the amazing technology at their disposal and realize without their dedication and their talent it would mean little or nothing. We flew the next morning from that Air Force base directly. on a cargo plane. to Albania. one of the poorest countries in Europe. where. on a lengthy landing strip. we saw one of the most massive humanitarian efforts undertaken since World War II in Europe. Countries literally from all over the world are rallying for the Kosovo refugees. Among them you could see evidence of humanitarian assistance from the French. the Swedes. of course the Americans: helicopters from the United Arab Emiratesso many different countries coming together in this humanitarian undertaking. The men and women who have to endure the most primitive conditions living there to protect this humanitarian airlift. again. deserve our praise. because there they sit literally on a muddy delta in their tents doing their duty. I was proud to represent this Nation and represent the State of Illinois in thanking them so much for their sacrifice. We flew from Albania. after meeting with the Prime Minister. to Macedonia. part of the trip which I may never forget as long as I live. because we visited a refugee camp at a place outside of Skopje. Macedonia. the camp known as Brazda. or Stakovac. Two weeks ago. this camp did not exist. Today. it has 32.000 people in it. In the 48 hours before we arrived. over 7.000 refugees came across the border out of Kosovo. looking for safety. I walked into that camp which had been built by NATO and was being managed by the Catholic Relief Services and was literally mobbed when I offered a piece of candy to a young child. They saw an American with a bag full of candy and they wanted to come up and meet me right away.
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