3.0.0 1475 2018-11-21T20:23:35Z 2018-11-21T20:23:35Z House H HRES 2008-09-22 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-22T14:30:45Z A resolution recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible. 110 636 SRES 2008-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7973) Identical bill CRS 2008-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2008-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 N T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2008-09-24 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2008-09-24 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2008-09-25 False M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2008-12-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Commemorations Congressional tributes International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Middle East and North Africa Military occupation Military operations Military personnel Military strategy Officer personnel Terrorism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-09-22 Introduced in House 2008-11-06T16:36:20Z Commends and expresses gratitude to: (1) the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces for the service, sacrifices, and heroism that made the success of the troop surge in Iraq possible; and (2) General David H. Petraeus, General Raymond Odierno, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker for the distinguished wartime leadership that made such success possible.

Recognizes the success of the troop surge in Iraq and its strategic significance in advancing U.S. vital national interests in Iraq, the Middle East, and the world, in particular as a strategic victory in a central front of the war on terrorism.

Recognizes that the gains achieved as a result of the troop surge are significant but not permanent, and that it is imperative that no action be taken that jeopardizes those gains or dishonors the service and sacrifice of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who made those gains possible.

]]> Recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible. Display Title Recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible. Official Title as Introduced Recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible. Introduced in House 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hres1475ih/xml/BILLS-110hres1475ih.xml 2008-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.