Jaap Scheffer Suffering Quotations

The reason is the immense suffering in the hurricane-stricken regions of the U.S. It was a very quick and very easy decision,

This operation has only one purpose, and that is to do everything NATO can do to show solidarity with the victims and the human suffering in the hurricane-stricken area.

The suffering is so huge. That is the beginning and end of this operation.

This decision was an easy one, because no other answer could have been possible, ... It shows that the NATO alliance is ... ready to do its part in the diminishing of the human suffering - which is so huge.

The NATO alliance is ready to do its part in the diminishing of the human suffering,