[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 271 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 271

 Urging the President to initiate the immediate orderly withdrawal of 
 United States Armed Forces from Somalia, to ensure the safe return of 
all members of the Armed Forces being held prisoner by Somali warlords, 
  and to recover the remains of members of the Armed Forces killed in 
                                Somalia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 1993

Mr. Weldon (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Mica) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Urging the President to initiate the immediate orderly withdrawal of 
 United States Armed Forces from Somalia, to ensure the safe return of 
all members of the Armed Forces being held prisoner by Somali warlords, 
  and to recover the remains of members of the Armed Forces killed in 
                                Somalia.

Whereas United States Armed Forces were sent to Somalia under Operation Restore 
        Hope in December 1992 to establish a secure environment for humanitarian 
        relief operations;
Whereas 28,000 members of the Armed Forces contributed to this successful effort 
        which enabled the delivery of food to Somalians and halted mass 
        starvation;
Whereas the stated intention of the United States Government was to achieve 
        these objectives and promptly hand over operations to a United Nations 
        peacekeeping force, and the Commander in Chief of the United States 
        Central Command stated that this mission had been achieved in March 
        1993;
Whereas United States allies, including France, Canada, Greece, Norway, New 
        Zealand, Sweden, and Turkey, have withdrawn or are in the process of 
        withdrawing forces from United Nations operations in Somalia;
Whereas the United States has incurred over $1,500,000,000 in costs associated 
        with Operation Restore Hope and support for continued United Nations 
        operations in Somalia;
Whereas as of October 5, 1993, 23 members of the Armed Forces have lost their 
        lives and over 150 have been wounded in Somalia;
Whereas United States citizens have witnessed the brutal treatment of United 
        States prisoners in Somalia; and
Whereas the United States Government's commitment in Somalia is open-ended and 
        its military mission vague, and United States Armed Forces are 
        needlessly being placed at risk when the United States no longer has a 
        vital interest in the outcome of the civil war in Somalia: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should use all necessary resources--
            (1) to secure the immediate, safe return of those members 
        of the United States Armed Forces being held prisoner by 
        Somalia warloads;
            (2) to recover the remains of the members of the Armed 
        Forces killed in Somalia; and
            (3) to begin immediately the orderly withdrawal of United 
        States Armed Forces from Somalia.

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