Bill Lee said "I rise today because, as we speak, genocide is occurring in Darfur in the western Sudan. The murders, the rape, and the scorched-earth campaign in Darfur is genocide. We call it what it is by supporting this resolution. As a member of the Subcommittee on Africa, there has been no evidence presented to indicate that this is not genocide. It is. It has been 10 years, Mr. Speaker, and the international community, particularly the United States, must learn from the Rwandan tragedy. Like Rwanda, the warning signs in Darfur were obvious. But we did nothing, and now the international community is watching once again as millions of Black Africans are wiped out of western Sudan." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 21, 2004

I rise today because, as we speak, genocide is occurring in Darfur in the western Sudan. The murders, the rape, and the scorched-earth campaign in Darfur is genocide. We call it what it is by supporting this resolution. As a member of the Subcommittee on Africa, there has been no evidence presented to indicate that this is not genocide. It is. It has been 10 years, Mr. Speaker, and the international community, particularly the United States, must learn from the Rwandan tragedy. Like Rwanda, the warning signs in Darfur were obvious. But we did nothing, and now the international community is watching once again as millions of Black Africans are wiped out of western Sudan.

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Bill Lee

Republican · Tennessee

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the genocide occurring in Darfur during a congressional speech.

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