[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 212 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 212

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
    States should not intervene in the civil war in the Ivory Coast.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 7, 2011

 Mr. Johnson of Illinois submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
    States should not intervene in the civil war in the Ivory Coast.

Whereas the United States is already involved in military conflicts in 
        Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya;
Whereas the United States has further military operations and obligations in 
        Germany and other countries;
Whereas the United States has a national debt of over $14 trillion;
Whereas the budget deficit for the current fiscal year is over $1 trillion;
Whereas the domestic problems of the United States include, but are certainly 
        not limited to, rising food and gasoline prices, high unemployment, and 
        continued high foreclosure rates;
Whereas the President of the United States has initiated military action in 
        Libya despite not having Congressional authorization; and
Whereas the United States looks on with sadness at the plight of innocent 
        civilians in Libya, Yemen, Iran, Indonesia, Mexico, Rwanda, the Sudan, 
        the Ivory Coast, and innumerable other countries: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the tragic situation in the Ivory Coast does not 
        involve the national security interests of the United States; 
        and
            (2) the President of the United States is expressly 
        prohibited from initiating military actions in the Ivory Coast 
        without seeking Congressional approval.
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