Political Quotes

“Senator DeWine and I have introduced a bill to address the atrocities and human rights abuses inflicted by the Government of Sudan upon its citizens living in the western region of Darfur. By now you are aware of the terrible violence being perpetrated against civilians by the Government of Sudan and its allied militias in Darfur, Sudan. As many as 30,000 black Africans have been killed. Rape has routinely been used as a weapon of war by the Sudanese Government's janjaweed militia proxies. The Government of Sudan has obstructed the delivery of humanitarian assistance--as a result, over 300,000 people are expected to die of disease and malnutrition. Entire villages have been razed to the ground. Crimes against humanity have and are taking place with frightening regularity. Any reasonable person would agree that at the very least, we are witnessing ethnic cleansing. However, I believe that what we are actually seeing is genocide, and that the burden of proof should be on those who deny that such is the case.”