•HCON 288 IH 
Whereas the removal of Saddam Hussein has resulted in a 
fundamental change in the composition and structure of 
Iraq’s government, provincial, and tribal leadership; 
Whereas the removal of Saddam Hussein has resulted in vio-
lent multi-layered conflicts of varying insurgencies, 
counter-insurgencies, and other armed competitions that 
exist today along religious, cultural, and economic lines; 
Whereas the removal of Saddam Hussein has fundamentally 
altered the relationship between Iraq and its neighboring 
states thereby affecting the balance of power in the re-
gion; 
Whereas elements and actions from outside Iraq’s borders, 
including neighboring states, terrorist groups, and rogue 
elements continue to impede progress towards a more 
stable and sovereign Iraq; 
Whereas Iraqis, with the unrelenting military support from 
the United States, have found it difficult to achieve polit-
ical reconciliation and independently govern; 
Whereas the Iraq Study Group stated, ‘‘a regional peace con-
ference among Arab nations is a critically important step 
in helping to end the civil war in Iraq, and bringing 
peace and stability in the Middle East’’; 
Whereas General Petraeus recently stated in congressional 
testimony ‘‘any student of history recognizes there is no 
military solution to a problem like that in Iraq, to the in-
surgency in Iraq’’; 
Whereas finding a responsible and strategic way forward in 
Iraq will require international support; and 
Whereas a more comprehensive international support struc-
ture must be established to engage Iraq’s political, reli-
gious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in an ongoing inclusive 
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•HCON 288 IH 
political reconciliation and reconstruction process: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the United States House of Representa-
tives— 
(1) declares that the current drawdown and 
eventual departure of the United States Armed 
Forces in Iraq be performed in a strategic and re-
sponsible manner, and must be supported by a com-
prehensive international and regional diplomatic ini-
tiative; 
(2) encourages the President and the adminis-
tration jointly with the Republic of Iraq to initiate, 
develop, and implement a sustained comprehensive 
regional and multilateral diplomatic plan of action, 
in conjunction with the United Nations Security 
Council, United Nations Secretary General, Iraq’s 
neighboring countries, regional organizations as the 
Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Con-
ference, and appropriate non-governmental organiza-
tions relating to issues and actions that impact the 
situation in Iraq, including— 
(A) promoting a National process of rec-
onciliation within Iraq; 
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(B) curtailing the ongoing civil strife in 
Iraq that has created various insurgency 
groups; 
(C) preventing the spread of violence from 
Iraq into neighboring countries; 
(D) preventing genocide, ethnic cleansing, 
and other crimes against humanity; 
(E) preventing the establishment of safe 
havens for Al Qaeda and other terrorist organi-
zations; and 
(F) supporting the formation of an inter-
national consortium for relief and reconstruc-
tion in Iraq; 
(3) urges the President and the administration 
jointly with the Republic of Iraq, United Nations, 
and regional organizations to expeditiously engage in 
bilateral and multilateral talks and conferences with 
Iraq’s neighboring states, and specifically— 
(A) recommends the implementation of the 
International Compact for Iraq and Rec-
ommendations 9 and 13 of the Iraq Study 
Group Report including— 
(i) implementing Recommendation 9, 
which states, ‘‘Under the aegis of the New 
Diplomatic Offensive and the [Iraq Inter-
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