IV 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 869 

Informing the American people of our Nation’s progress in the world War 

on Terror, defining the situation and the stakes in the battle against 

the terrorist enemy in the sovereign, democratic, and united nation 

of Iraq, and declaring the unwavering dedication of the United States 

to defend humanity, expand liberty, defeat the terrorist enemy, and 

win the world War on Terror. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 14, 2006 

Mr. MCCOTTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 

on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Informing the American people of our Nation’s progress in 

the world War on Terror, defining the situation and 

the stakes in the battle against the terrorist enemy in 

the sovereign, democratic, and united nation of Iraq, 

and declaring the unwavering dedication of the United 

States to defend humanity, expand liberty, defeat the 

terrorist enemy, and win the world War on Terror. 

Whereas for over a decade the terrorist enemy has targeted 

and murdered innocent Americans because our free republic will never waver in our devotion to our liberty and 

equality, or in the defense of humanity; 


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Whereas the terrorist enemy’s attacks upon our people tragically culminated in the murder of over 3,000 innocent 

Americans on September 11, 2001; 

Whereas in this unsought struggle from the ashes we rose, 

and with our allies courageously engaged the terrorist 

enemy in the world War on Terror, a painful, purposeful, 

and inherently noble battle for the survival of our country 

and humanity’s free future; 

Whereas the world War on Terror will be won by the United 

States and our allies’ successful eradication of the terrorist enemy, the elimination of state sponsorship of the 

terrorist enemy, the defense of our homeland and all humanity from the terrorist enemy’s wanton murder, the 

prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the expansion of liberty to our fellow human 

beings, and the promotion of a clarion vision of and a 

transition to a more hopeful, peaceful, and prosperous 

life for oppressed peoples; 

Whereas in the world War on Terror, the United States and 

our allies have achieved momentous victories through the 

liberation of Afghanistan from the odious rule of the terrorist-sponsoring Taliban, the renunciation by Libya of 

its terrorist practices and pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, the peaceful resolution of Lebanon’s Cedar revolution, which freed its people from Syrian oppression, 

and the incipient expansion of democratic rights within 

other Middle Eastern nations; 

Whereas all of these and other victories were achieved 

through the courageous and, in the most sorrowful instances, the ultimate, sacrifices of Americans, our allies, 

and these nations’ citizens; 


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Whereas however, other necessary steps along the path to unconditional victory in the world War on Terror have proven less swift, especially in Iraq, where the murderous, 

terrorist-sponsoring, rogue regime of Saddam Hussein 

was summarily vanquished, but the now sovereign, democratic, and united nation’s new birth of freedom still 

hangs in the balance; 

Whereas the United States and our allies are not at war with 

the sovereign, democratic, and united nation of Iraq’s 

government or its lawful citizens, but with the terrorist 

enemy in Iraq who would again enslave free Iraqis beneath a sadistic dictatorship; 

Whereas the terrorist enemy, itself, has declared Iraq the 

central theater in the world War on Terror, because the 

sovereign, democratic, and united nation of Iraq will 

eliminate rather than abet the terrorist enemy, end Iraq’s 

use as a staging base for terrorist attacks against the 

United States, our allies, and all of humanity, serve as 

a beacon of hope to oppressed peoples throughout the 

world, and severely damage the terrorist enemy’s ability 

to pursue its invidious strategy to subjugate the broader 

Middle East and elsewhere under a barbarous yoke of totalitarianism; 

Whereas the military personnel and civilians of the United 

States, our allies, and Iraq have heroically and historically sacrificed of themselves, even unto death, in the 

great moral undertaking of attaining and sustaining a 

free, sovereign, and united Iraqi state and, thereby, of 

advancing the cause of victory in the world War on Terror; 

Whereas it is the commitment of the United States and our 

allies to finish our mission by facilitating Iraq’s establishVerDate Aug 31 2005 04:12 Jun 15, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR869.IH HR869

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ment of the security forces necessary to unilaterally 

eradicate its terrorist enemy within, by the reconstruction 

of Iraq’s local and national economy and infrastructure, 

and by the preservation and promotion of Iraq’s nascent 

democracy from its local town councils to its national 

government; 

Whereas as evidenced by the elimination of Abu Musab alZarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi security 

forces are steadily assuming a growing proportion of 

independent operations and responsibilities from the 

United States and our allies’ forces in theater, and the 

final transition to Iraqi control of security within Iraq is 

attainable; 

Whereas then, if the United States and its allies abandon 

Iraq, and any sovereign democracy, in the face of terrorist attack, the enemy will have won this battle, will 

have its horrific tactics rewarded and, so emboldened, will 

intensify its dark quest for world dominion; 

Whereas in such an event, betrayed Iraqis in the tens of 

thousands will be butchered; 

Whereas in such an event, every sacrifice, however great, of 

American, allied, and Iraqi military personnel and civilians in the cause of liberty and humanity will be squandered and desecrated; and 

Whereas then, the stakes in securing a sovereign and self-sustaining Iraqi democracy, and this immediate goal’s inseparability from the overarching goals of defending humanity, expanding liberty, and winning the world War on 

Terror, render the United States, our allies, and the Iraqi 

people duty-bound to prosecute this mission to its honorable and essential completion: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the terrorist enemy for com3 mencing the world’s unsought world War on Terror 

4 by murdering thousands of Americans and our fel5 low human beings across the globe; 

6 (2) affirms our Nation’s devotion to our liberty 

7 and equality, and our defense of humanity from the 

8 barbaric terrorist enemy; 

9 (3) recognizes the progress made in the world 

10 War on Terror in other nations of the world, includ11 ing Afghanistan, Canada, Central Asia, Colombia, 

12 Europe, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, 

13 Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and 

14 Yemen; 

15 (4) calls upon all nations and their citizens to 

16 courageously engage the terrorist enemy throughout 

17 the world’s War on Terror, in order to nobly save 

18 humanity’s free future; 

19 (5) reaffirms the United States dedication to 

20 winning the world War on Terror by eradicating the 

21 terrorist enemy, eliminating state sponsorship of the 

22 terrorist enemy, defending our homeland and all hu23 manity from the terrorist enemy’s wanton murder, 

24 preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass de25 struction, expanding liberty to our fellow human 


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1 beings, and promoting a clarion vision of and a more 

2 hopeful, peaceful, and prosperous life for oppressed 

3 peoples; 

4 (6) recognizes the battle for a sovereign, demo5 cratic, and united Iraq is presently the central the6 ater in the world War on Terror; 

7 (7) reaffirms that the United States and our al8 lies are not at war with the sovereign, democratic, 

9 and united nation of Iraq’s government or its lawful 

10 citizens, but with the terrorist enemy in Iraq who 

11 would again enslave free Iraqis beneath a sadistic 

12 dictatorship; 

13 (8) reaffirms the United States will never aban14 don a sovereign democracy which is under terrorist 

15 attack; 

16 (9) recognizes and reaffirms the sovereign, 

17 democratic, and united nation of Iraq will eliminate 

18 rather than abet the terrorist enemy, end Iraq’s use 

19 as a staging base for terrorist attacks against free 

20 peoples, serve as a beacon of hope to oppressed peo21 ples throughout the world, and severely damage the 

22 terrorist enemy’s ability to pursue its invidious strat23 egy to subjugate the broader Middle East and else24 where under a barbarous yoke of totalitarianism; 


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1 (10) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

2 States and our allies to finish our mission by facili3 tating Iraq’s establishment of the security forces 

4 necessary to unilaterally eradicate its terrorist 

5 enemy within, by the reconstruction of Iraq’s local 

6 and national economy and infrastructure, and by the 

7 preservation and promotion of Iraq’s nascent democ8 racy from its local town councils to its national gov9 ernment; 

10 (11) recognizes and honors the harsh sacrifices 

11 and eternal courage of American, allied, and Iraqi 

12 citizen-soldiers and civilians who are or were actively 

13 engaged in the critical battle to secure the future of 

14 the sovereign, united and, ultimately, self-sustaining 

15 Iraqi democracy; 

16 (12) recognizes and honors the sacrifices and 

17 eternal courage of American and allied citizens, and 

18 all human beings free and yet to be free; and 

19 (13) declares the United States will win the 

20 world War on Terror. 

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