[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 39 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 39

 To spur a political solution in Iraq and encourage the people of Iraq 
   to provide for their own security through the redeployment of the 
                     United States military forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2006

 Mrs. Boxer introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To spur a political solution in Iraq and encourage the people of Iraq 
   to provide for their own security through the redeployment of the 
                     United States military forces.

Whereas the United States military forces have served bravely in Iraq and 
        deserve the heartfelt support of the United States;
Whereas more than 2,450 members of the United States military forces have been 
        killed and more than 18,000 wounded in support of military operations in 
        Iraq;
Whereas more than 200 coalition personnel have been killed in support of 
        military operations in Iraq;
Whereas it is estimated that at least 40,000 people of Iraq have been killed 
        during the military intervention in Iraq;
Whereas much of the intelligence used by the Bush Administration to justify the 
        use of force in Iraq was either exaggerated or simply wrong;
Whereas President George W. Bush stated that the mission in Iraq was to rid that 
        country of weapons of mass destruction;
Whereas weapons of mass destruction have not been found in Iraq;
Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to end 
        the regime of Saddam Hussein and free the people of Iraq;
Whereas Saddam Hussein is in custody and standing trial for crimes against 
        humanity;
Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to 
        establish a free, self governing, and democratic Iraq;
Whereas the people of Iraq elected their first permanent democratically elected 
        government on December 15, 2005, and the cabinet of Prime Minister Nouri 
        al-Maliki has been approved by the Parliament of Iraq, concluding the 
        transition of Iraq to full political sovereignty;
Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to 
        train the security forces of Iraq so that they can do the fighting in 
        Iraq;
Whereas the Pentagon reports that more than 240,000 military and police 
        personnel of Iraq are now trained and equipped;
Whereas on May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush stood under a banner 
        proclaiming ``Mission Accomplished'' and declared that Iraq was an ally 
        of al Qaeda;
Whereas the report of the 9/11 Commission found no collaborative operational 
        relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda;
Whereas the commander of the Multinational Forces Iraq, General George Casey, 
        testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on September 29, 
        2005, that ``[i]ncreased coalition presence feeds the notion of 
        occupation . . . contributes to the dependency of Iraqi security forces 
        on the coalition . . . [and] extends the amount of time that it will 
        take for Iraqi security forces to become self reliant''; and
Whereas, according to a January 2006 poll, 64 percent of Iraqis believe that 
        crime and violent attacks will decrease when the United States redeploys 
        from Iraq, 67 percent of Iraqis believe that their day-to-day security 
        will increase if the United States redeploys from Iraq, and 73 percent 
        of Iraqis believe that there will be greater cooperation among the 
        political factions of Iraq when the United States redeploys from Iraq: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That--
            (1) United States military forces in Iraq are to be 
        redeployed from Iraq by December 31, 2006, or earlier if 
        practicable;
            (2) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use of United 
        States military forces from training Iraqi security forces in 
        the region outside of Iraq; and
            (3) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use of United 
        States military forces based outside of Iraq to--
                    (A) conduct targeted and specialized counter-
                terrorism missions in Iraq; and
                    (B) protect military and civilian personnel of the 
                United States in Iraq.
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