[House Document 109-114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

109th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-114

 
               A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CONSISTENT WITH THE

                         WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  A SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED REPORT, CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS 
  RESOLUTION, TO KEEP CONGRESS INFORMED ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENTS OF U.S. 
COMBAT-EQUIPPED ARMED FORCES IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, 
     KOSOVO, AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 93-148




 June 15, 2006.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations 
                       and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, June 15, 2006.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I am providing this supplemental 
consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and 
consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), 
as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about 
deployments of U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces around the 
world. This supplemental report covers operations in support of 
the war on terror, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The war on terror
    Since September 24, 2001, I have reported, consistent with 
Public Law 107-40 and the War Powers Resolution, on the combat 
operations in Afghanistan against al-Qaida terrorists and their 
Taliban supporters, which began on October 7, 2001, and the 
deployment of various combat-equipped and combat-support forces 
to a number of locations in the Central, Pacific, and Southern 
Command areas of operation in support of those operations and 
of other operations in our war on terror.
    I will direct additional measures as necessary in the 
exercise of the U.S. right to self-defense and to protect U.S. 
citizens and interests. Such measures may include short-notice 
deployments of special operations and other forces for 
sensitive operations in various locations throughout the world. 
It is not possible to know at this time either the precise 
scope or duration of the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces 
necessary to counter the terrorist threat to the United States.
    United States Armed Forces, with the assistance of numerous 
coalition partners, continue to conduct the U.S. campaign to 
pursue al-Qaida terrorists and to eliminate support to al-
Qaida. These operations have been successful in seriously 
degrading al-Qaida's training capabilities. United States Armed 
Forces, with the assistance of numerous coalition partners in 
Combined Forces Command, Afghanistan, ended the Taliban regime 
and are actively pursuing and engaging remnant al-Qaida and 
Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Approximately 200 U.S. 
personnel also are assigned to the International Security 
Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The U.N. Security 
Council authorized the ISAF in U.N. Security Council Resolution 
1386 of December 20, 2001, and has reaffirmed its authorization 
since that time, most recently for a 12-month period beginning 
October 13, 2005, in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1623 of 
September 13, 2005. The mission of the ISAF under NATO command 
is to assist the Government of Afghanistan in creating a safe 
and secure environment that allows reconstruction and the 
reestablishment of Afghan authorities. Currently, all 26 NATO 
nations contribute to the ISAF. Ten non-NATO contributing 
countries also participate by providing military and other 
support personnel to the ISAF.
    The United States continues to detain several hundred al-
Qaida and Taliban fighters who are believed to pose a 
continuing threat to the United States and its interests. The 
combat-equipped and combat-support forces deployed to Naval 
Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the U.S. Southern Command area 
of operations since January 2002 continue to conduct secure 
detention operations for the approximately 460 enemy combatants 
at Guantanamo Bay.
    The U.N. Security Council authorized a Multinational Force 
(MNF) in Iraq under unified command in U.N. Security Council 
Resolution 1511 of October 16, 2003, and reaffirmed its 
authorization in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1546 of June 
8, 2004. In U.N. Security Council Resolution 1637 of November 
8, 2005, the Security Council, noting the Iraqi government's 
request to retain the presence of the MNF, extended the MNF 
mandate for a period ending on December 31, 2006. Under 
Resolutions 1546 and 1637, the mission of the MNF is to 
contribute to security and stability in Iraq, as reconstruction 
continues. These contributions have included assisting in 
building the capability of the Iraqi security forces and 
institutions as the Iraqi people drafted and approved a 
constitution and established a constitutionally elected 
government. The U.S. contribution to the MNF is approximately 
131,000 military personnel.
    In furtherance of our efforts against terrorists who pose a 
continuing and imminent threat to the United States, our 
friends and allies, and our forces abroad, the United States 
continues to work with friends and allies in areas around the 
globe. These efforts include the deployment of U.S. combat-
equipped and combat-support forces to assist in enhancing the 
counterterrorism capabilities of our friends and allies. United 
States combat-equipped and combat-support forces continue to be 
located in the Horn of Africa region, and the U.S. forces 
headquarters element in Djibouti provides command and control 
support as necessary for military operations against al-Qaida 
and other international terrorists in the Horn of Africa 
region, including in Yemen. In addition, the United States 
continues to conduct maritime interception operations on the 
high seas in the areas of responsibility of all of the 
geographic combatant commanders. These maritime operations have 
the responsibility to stop the movement, arming, or financing 
of international terrorists.
NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR)
    As noted in previous reports regarding U.S. contributions 
in support of peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, the U.N. Security 
Council authorized Member States to establish KFOR in U.N. 
Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999. The mission 
of KFOR is to provide an international security presence in 
order to deter renewed hostilities; verify and, if necessary, 
enforce the terms of the Military Technical Agreement between 
NATO and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (which is now 
Serbia); enforce the terms of the Undertaking on 
Demilitarization and Transformation of the former Kosovo 
Liberation Army; provide day-to-day operational direction to 
the Kosovo Protection Corps; and maintain a safe and secure 
environment to facilitate the work of the U.N. Interim 
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
    Currently, there are 24 NATO nations contributing to KFOR. 
Eleven non-NATO contributing countries also participate by 
providing military personnel and other support personnel to 
KFOR. The U.S. contribution to KFOR in Kosovo is about 1,700 
U.S. military personnel, or approximately 11 percent of KFOR's 
total strength of approximately 16,000 personnel.
    The U.S. forces have been assigned to the eastern region of 
Kosovo. For U.S. KFOR forces, as for KFOR generally, 
maintaining a safe and secure environment remains the primary 
military task. The KFOR operates under NATO command and control 
and rules of engagement. The KFOR coordinates with and supports 
the UNMIK at most levels; provides a security presence in 
towns, villages, and the countryside; and organizes checkpoints 
and patrols in key areas to provide security, protect 
minorities, resolve disputes, and help instill in the community 
a feeling of confidence.
    In accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, 
UNMIK continues to transfer additional competencies to the 
Kosovar Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, which 
includes the President, Prime Minister, multiple ministries, 
and the Kosovo Assembly. The UNMIK retains ultimate authority 
in some sensitive areas such as police, justice, and ethnic 
minority affairs.
    NATO continues formally to review KFOR's mission at 6-month 
intervals. These reviews provide a basis for assessing current 
force levels, future requirements, force structure, force 
reductions, and the eventual withdrawal of KFOR. NATO has 
adopted the Joint Operations Area plan to regionalize and 
rationalize its force structure in the Balkans. The UNMIK 
international police and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) have 
full responsibility for public safety and policing throughout 
Kosovo. The UNMIK international police and KPS also have begun 
to assume responsibility for guarding patrimonial sites and 
established border-crossing checkpoints. The KFOR augments 
security in particularly sensitive areas or in response to 
particular threats as needed.
NATO Headquarters in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Pursuant to the June 2004 decision made by NATO Heads of 
State and Government, and in accordance with U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 1575 of November 22, 2004, NATO concluded 
its Stabilization Force operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and 
established NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo to continue to assist in 
implementing the Peace Agreement in conjunction with a newly 
established European Force. The NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo, to 
which approximately 250 U.S. personnel are assigned, is, with 
the European Force, the legal successor to SFOR. The principal 
tasks of NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo are providing advice on 
defense reform and performing operational supporting tasks, 
such as counterterrorism and supporting the International 
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
    I have directed the participation of U.S. Armed Forces in 
all of these operations pursuant to my constitutional authority 
to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and 
Chief Executive. Officials of my Administration and I 
communicate regularly with the leadership and other Members of 
Congress with regard to these deployments, and we will continue 
to do so.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.

                                  
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