[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 492 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 492

Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not 
  intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of 
 Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international 
                      conference on Iraq's future.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2006

 Mr. Hinchey (for himself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Farr, Ms. Waters, 
  Ms. Solis, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Stark) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not 
  intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of 
 Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international 
                      conference on Iraq's future.

Whereas it has become increasingly obvious that the rationale for the military 
        invasion of Iraq was based upon information and intelligence that was 
        falsified and misleading;
Whereas the subsequent occupation of Iraq has resulted in conditions that have 
        led to the deterioration of economic and social conditions as well as 
        increasing tensions between Iraq's ethnic communities;
Whereas United States military, diplomatic, and economic policies have not 
        sufficiently acknowledged the complicated tensions among Shia, Sunni, 
        and Kurdish Iraqis, and within these three ethnic groups;
Whereas the United States Government has not sufficiently set conditions for 
        Iraqis to take the lead in providing security for their people and 
        completing their political transition;
Whereas Iraq is a country on the verge of disintegration, already indicating 
        conditions of civil war, making it a potential haven for radical 
        jihadists from other nations in the Middle East and around the world;
Whereas the United States failure to acknowledge cultural tensions, and 
        implement an adequate strategy to address these tensions, has 
        exacerbated the hostility among factions and the development of 
        international terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere around the world;
Whereas the insurgency in Iraq is growing in strength and destructive ability 
        because an increasing number of Iraqis, especially Sunnis, are 
        strengthening their opposition to United States occupation;
Whereas the strength of the insurgency may also be attributed to a substantial 
        number of Iraqi civilian casualties of war, as well as the increasingly 
        brutal tactics of governing Shiites against the Sunnis;
Whereas the United States attempts at public diplomacy have not sufficiently 
        addressed the low public approval ratings of the United States among 
        nations of the Middle East and in the Arab and Muslim world; and
Whereas the continuation of a United States presence in Iraq facilitates the 
        increase of international terrorism and weakens our relationships with 
        other countries of the Middle East: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That--
            (1) Congress urges the Government of the United States to 
        declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or 
        permanent military occupation of Iraq, including establishing 
        permanent military bases in Iraq;
            (2) Congress urges the Government of the United States to 
        work with the United Nations to convene an international 
        conference with the participation of the League of Arab States, 
        the European Union, Russia, China, Japan, and Israel; and
            (3) at such a conference, the United States should work 
        with the other nations to--
                    (A) develop a plan for the peaceful accommodation 
                of Iraq's diverse cultural groups, including Shias, 
                Sunnis, and Kurds, within Iraq;
                    (B) establish a system to help settle disputes 
                among Iraq's diverse cultural groups;
                    (C) bring terrorists in Iraq to justice;
                    (D) assist in the harmonious and productive 
                involvement of countries of the region with the rest of 
                the world; and
                    (E) adopt a comprehensive, international program to 
                address and eliminate the dangerous and destructive 
                activities of terrorist organizations active in Iraq 
                and elsewhere around the world.
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