Jordan. and other frontline states. such as Lebanon. cant meet this challenge alone. The international community must give more generous support to humanitarian efforts by the World Food Program and others. By all means. the United States. as leader of the Atlantic Alliance. must play a more robust role in addressing the refugee crisis. I am heartened by the bipartisan bill that is sponsored by Senator GRAHAM of South Carolina and Senator LEAHY of Vermont. which would provide $1 billion in assistance to meeting the needs of refugees. The Obama administration has proposed taking in 10.000 Syrian refugees over the next year. That is a start. It is not enough given the scale of this crisis. We have the resources to safely vet and process more refugees for asylum in the United States. even as we need to do so more efficiently. As Senator GRAHAM said recently. "I dont see how you can lead the free world and turn your back on people who are seeking it." To turn away families fleeing violence. says Senator GRAHAM. is to "take the Statue of Liberty and tear it down . . . because we dont mean it anymore." We also need to deal with the root of the problem. the violence in Syria. We must redouble our diplomatic efforts as well as our campaign against the Islamic State in both Syria and Iraq.
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