[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUDAN
(Mr. WOLF asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, Sudan--genocide--killing. Many of the
household names once engaged on Sudan have moved on to the next cause
while the refrain ``never again'' echoes faintly, but the desperation
in Darfur's camps is still a reality.
The CPA which ended Khartoum's brutal 20-year civil war with the
south where 2.1 million perished--and where mainly Christians died--
hangs in the balance. Against this backdrop, the administration's
policy is languishing.
There is an immediate need for renewed, principled leadership on
Sudan at the highest levels--leadership which is clear-eyed about the
history of the internationally indicted war criminal at the helm in
Khartoum. These are the people who gave safe haven to Osama bin Laden
from 1991 to 1996.
President Obama must empower Secretary Clinton and Ambassador Rice to
take control of this faltering policy. Time is running out. Lives hang
in the balance. A stalemate policy in Sudan is not an option. President
Obama must act.
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