U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

69–011 WASHINGTON : 2007

110th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–81 

A SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED 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 HELP ENSURE THAT THE 

CONGRESS IS KEPT FULLY INFORMED ON U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE WAR ON TERROR AND KOSOVO, 

PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 93–148 

DECEMBER 17, 2007.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, December 14, 2007. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM 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 and 

Kosovo. 

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, European, 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 the precise scope or the 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, ended the Taliban regime and 

are actively pursuing and engaging remnant al-Qaida and Taliban 

fighters in Afghanistan. The total number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is approximately 25,900, of which approximately 15,180 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 from October 13, 2007, in U.N. Security Council 

Resolution 1776 of September 19, 2007. The mission of the ISAF 

under NATO command is to assist the Government of Afghanistan 

in creating a safe and secure environment that allows for continued 


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reconstruction and the exercise and extension of Afghan authority. 

Currently, 37 nations contribute military and other support personnel to the ISAF, including all 26 NATO nations. 

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 

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, U.N. 

Security Council Resolution 1637 of November 8, 2005, and U.N. 

Security Council Resolution 1723 of November 28, 2006, set to expire on December 31, 2007. Under Resolutions 1546, 1637, and 

1723, the mission of the MNF is to contribute to security and stability in Iraq. 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 fluctuates over time depending on the conditions in theater 

as determined by the commanders on the ground; the U.S. contribution to the MNF is approximately 159,529 U.S. military personnel. 

In furtherance of our efforts against terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat to the United States, its 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 combatsupport forces also continue to be located in the Horn of Africa region. 

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 original mission of KFOR was to monitor, verify, and when 

necessary, enforce compliance with the Military Technical Agreement (MTA) between NATO and Serbia (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), while maintaining a safe and secure environment. Today, KFOR deters renewed hostilities and, with local authorities and international police, contributes to the maintenance of 

a safe and secure environment that facilitates the work of the 

United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). 


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Currently, there are 24 NATO nations contributing to KFOR. 

Ten 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 1,498 U.S. military personnel, or approximately 10 percent of KFOR’s total strength of approximately 15,251 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 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, to protect minorities, to resolve disputes, and 

to 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 

Kosovo 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 formally continues 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. 

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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