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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 644 

Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to respecting 

the independent and professional reputation of General David H. 

Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces serving 

in good standing in the defense of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 

Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 

Mr. DREIER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. POE, and Mr. SAXTON) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives 

to respecting the independent and professional reputation 

of General David H. Petraeus and all members of the 

United States Armed Forces serving in good standing 

in the defense of the United States. 

Whereas General David H. Petraeus was confirmed by a 

unanimous vote of 81–0 in the Senate on January 26, 

2007, to be the Commander of the Multi-National 

Forces—Iraq; 

Whereas General David H. Petraeus assumed command of 

the Multi-National Forces—Iraq on February 10, 2007; 

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Whereas General David H. Petraeus previously served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Commander of the MultiNational Security Transition Command—Iraq, as the 

Commander of the NATO Training Mission—Iraq, and 

as Commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the first year of combat operations in Iraq; 

Whereas General David H. Petraeus has received numerous 

awards and distinctions during his career, including the 

Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the 

Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense 

Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of 

Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, the State Department Superior Honor Award, the NATO Meritorious 

Service Medal, and the Gold Award of the Iraqi Order of 

the Date Palm; and 

Whereas the leadership of the majority party in both the 

House of Representatives and the Senate implored the 

American people and Members of Congress early in January 2007 to listen to the generals on the ground: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the service of General David H. 

3 Petraeus, as well as all other members of the Armed 

4 Forces serving in good standing, in the defense of 

5 the United States and the personal sacrifices made 

6 by General Petraeus and his family, and other mem7 bers of the Armed Forces and their families, to serve 

8 with distinction and honor; 

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1 (2) commits to judge the merits of the sworn 

2 testimony of General David H. Petraeus without 

3 prejudice or personal bias, including refraining from 

4 unwarranted personal attacks; 

5 (3) condemns in the strongest possible terms 

6 the personal attacks made by the advocacy group 

7 MoveOn.org impugning the integrity and profes8 sionalism of General David H. Petraeus; 

9 (4) honors all members of the Armed Forces 

10 and civilian personnel serving in harm’s way, as well 

11 as their families; and 

12 (5) pledges to move forward on all policy debate 

13 regarding the war in Iraq with the solemn respect 

14 and the commitment to intellectual integrity that the 

15 sacrifices of these members of the Armed Forces 

16 and civilian personnel deserve. 

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