Speaker. it is ironic that years ago we had a very basic fundamental foreign policy. It was called the Monroe Doctrine. We tell other nations in the world. "Dont tread on the Western Hemisphere because well take care of the people in the Western Hemisphere." So what happens now is that we are going to Europe. having this crisis in Kosovo. and all of a sudden we seem to be readily available to provide the funding for the people in Kosovo. which I am not taking anything away from the fact that some 800.000 people. refugees. have become as a result of the crisis in Kosovo. But we have completely forgotten that there was a hurricane called Mitch that severely affected the lives of some 7 million people in Central America. 1 million people directly affected. Some 7 million people. as I am told. have no drinkable water.
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