IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 41 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in 
the number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq 
is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political 
and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure 
and stabilize Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mrs. TAUSCHER) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
an increase in the number of members of the United 
States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of 
action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplo-
matic strategy of the United States is needed to help 
secure and stabilize Iraq. 
Whereas the situation in Iraq is rapidly deteriorating and is 
increasingly becoming a problem that cannot be solved 
militarily; 
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•HRES 41 IH 
Whereas President Bush has acknowledged that the current 
strategy in Iraq is not working; 
Whereas December 2006 marked the deadliest month of the 
War in Iraq in over two years, and United States casual-
ties surpassed 3,000; 
Whereas it is crucial that the 110th Congress assert its con-
stitutionally mandated authority to serve as a check on 
the President’s handling of the war by overseeing the 
more than $300 billion already obligated or expended on 
the war and any requests for additional appropriations; 
Whereas an increase in the number of members of the United 
States Armed Forces deployed in Iraq above the current 
level of 132,000 troops will continue to increase Iraqi de-
pendence on United States forces and further prevents 
the Iraqi government from taking responsibility for secur-
ing their country; 
Whereas General John Abizaid, Commander of United States 
Central Command, has testified before the Armed Serv-
ices Committee of the Senate that he has met with the 
top military commanders in Iraq and they all agree that 
more troops are not necessary because ‘‘more American 
forces prevent the Iraqis from doing more, from taking 
more responsibility for their own future’’; 
Whereas since June 2006, the United States has increased 
its military presence in Baghdad twice, while the violence 
and deaths of Americans has drastically increased since 
the last troop increase; 
Whereas the neighboring countries and the region sur-
rounding Iraq share a strategic vested interest in playing 
a constructive role in ending the violence in Iraq and cre-
ating a stable and peaceful nation; 
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•HRES 41 IH 
Whereas it is critical that United States diplomats engage the 
countries of the world in this struggle and make it clear 
that no nation can afford to ignore the continued chaos 
in the Middle East; and 
Whereas a growing consensus exists among the majority of 
the American people, military leaders, and the bipartisan 
Iraq Study Group that the United States should begin a 
phased strategic redeployment of United States troops 
from Iraq in 2007 in conjunction with a increase in diplo-
macy to stabilize Iraq: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) after more than 3,000 American casualties, 
over $300 billion in expenditures, and almost four 
years of fighting, an increase in the number of mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces deployed in 
Iraq above the current level of 132,000 is the wrong 
course of action and should not be done without an 
express authorization for the increase in an Act of 
Congress; and 
(2) a drastic shift in the political and diplo-
matic strategy of the United States, as well as the 
mission of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq, 
is needed to secure and stabilize Iraq so that the 
United States can begin a phased withdrawal of 
United States troops as soon as possible. 
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