[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 83 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 83

    Calling upon the President to insist that the removal of Iraqi 
   President Saddam Hussein from power should be a condition for the 
  cessation of economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1993

 Mr. Ramstad submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Calling upon the President to insist that the removal of Iraqi 
   President Saddam Hussein from power should be a condition for the 
  cessation of economic sanctions by the United Nations against Iraq.

Whereas under the direction of Saddam Hussein, Iraq invaded and illegally 
        occupied Kuwait without provocation on August 2, 1990;
Whereas the Clinton administration recently released a report documenting the 
        appalling war crimes committed by Iraqi forces under the direction of 
        Saddam Hussein against Kuwait and its people during this occupation;
Whereas Saddam Hussein ordered the systematic execution of Kuwaiti citizens 
        during this occupation;
Whereas Saddam Hussein ordered the launching of unprovoked missile attacks 
        against Israel, a neutral country not involved in the Persian Gulf 
        conflict;
Whereas under the direction of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's treatment of American and 
        other allied prisoners of war was repugnant and violated the 1949 Geneva 
        Conventions concerning the treatment of prisoners of war;
Whereas Saddam Hussein ordered brutal attacks against his own civilian 
        population, including Shiite and Kurdish minorities;
Whereas Saddam Hussein, following Iraq's forced withdrawal from Kuwait, has 
        repeatedly refused to comply with United Nations resolutions calling on 
        Iraq to accept long-term monitoring of its military capability, reveal 
        foreign suppliers of key arms-related equipment, and surrender all 
        weapons of mass destruction; and
Whereas during the 102d Congress, the House of Representatives passed an 
        amendment expressing the belief that the United States should increase 
        efforts to bring Saddam Hussein to trial for war crimes: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) it should be the policy of the United States Government 
        that the removal of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power 
        should be a condition for the cessation of economic sanctions 
        by the United Nations against Iraq;
            (2) the President and United States representatives to the 
        United Nations should pursue this policy in all appropriate 
        international forums; and
            (3) the President should actively oppose any attempt by the 
        United Nations Security Council to discontinue economic 
        sanctions against Iraq without the removal of Saddam Hussein 
        from power.

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