[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S9968]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 288--REGARDING THE UNITED STATES RESPONSE TO IRAQI 
                               AGGRESSION

  Mr. DASCHLE (for Mr. Lott, for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Thurmond, 
and Mr. Warner) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to.

                              S. Res. 288

       Whereas the United States and its allies have vital 
     interests in ensuring regional stability in the Persian Gulf;
       Whereas on August 31, 1996, Saddam Hussein, despite 
     warnings from the United States, began an unprovoked, 
     unjustified, and brutal attack on the civilian population in 
     and around Irbil in northern Iraq, aligning himself with one 
     Kurdish faction to assault another, thereby causing the 
     deaths of hundreds of innocent civilians; and
       Whereas the United States responded to Saddam Hussein's 
     aggression on September 3, 1996 by destroying some of the 
     Iraqi air defense installations and announcing the expansion 
     of the southern no-fly zone over Iraq: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate commends the military actions 
     taken by and the performance of the United States Armed 
     Forces, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, for 
     carrying out this military mission in a highly professional, 
     efficient and effective manner.

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