    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [February 17, 2004]
    [Page 240]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Iraq
    February 17, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
    Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), the Authorization for the
    Use of Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1), and in order to
    keep the Congress fully informed, I am providing a report prepared by my
    Administration. This report includes matters relating to post-liberation
    Iraq under section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
    338).
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    February 18.