[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 70 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5506-S5507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. BOXER:
  S.J. Res. 39. A 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; to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a resolution to 
spur a political solution in Iraq and encourage the people of Iraq to 
provide for their own security through the redeployment of U.S. 
military forces.
  I introduce this resolution with the hope and prayer that we will 
redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq and end this ill-fated war that has 
resulted in more than 20,000 U.S. troops killed or wounded.
  This resolution speaks for itself. I ask unanimous consent that it be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the joint resolution was 
ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 39

       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;

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       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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