Political Quotes

“As we prepare to vote on the conference report on H.R. 1561, the Foreign Relations Revitalization Act of 1995, I would like to direct my colleagues' attention to one provision of the act that relates to what, I believe, is an often-overlooked issue. That issue is the fate of more than 8,100 American servicemen from the Korean war. We have always demanded the fullest possible accounting in Vietnam for those listed as missing in action, and the question that I think must be asked is, why not North Korea as well? Of the 8,100 servicemen not accounted for after the Korean war, at least 5,433 of these were lost north of the 38th parallel. In Vietnam, by contrast, the number of unresolved cases is 2,168, and Vietnam has cooperated in 39 joint field activities. What is inconsistent with United States policy is our failure to ensure that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea addresses the humanitarian issue of greatest concern to the American people--the resolution of the fate of servicemen missing in action since the end of the Korean war.”