I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 65 
To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed Forces in achieving 
the military objectives of the United States in Iraq, to encourage the 
President to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
States to observe a national day of celebration commemorating military 
success in Iraq, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees 
on Foreign Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To recognize the extraordinary performance of the Armed 
Forces in achieving the military objectives of the United 
States in Iraq, to encourage the President to issue a 
proclamation calling upon the people of the United States 
to observe a national day of celebration commemorating 
military success in Iraq, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Success in 
Iraq Commemoration Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The invasion of Iraq by the United States 
Armed Forces was one of the best executed military 
operations in the history of modern warfare. 
(2) The Armed Forces successfully toppled the 
regime of Saddam Hussein and captured the key cit-
ies of a large nation in only 21 days. 
(3) The Armed Forces in Iraq performed mag-
nificently in capturing or killing key enemies of the 
United States, including key operatives of al Qaida; 
Tariq Aziz, the former deputy prime-minister of 
Iraq; Uday Hussein and Qusay Hussein, the sons of 
Saddam Hussein and two of the regime’s most ac-
complished practitioners of cruelty, barbarism, and 
terror; Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as ‘‘Chem-
ical Ali’’; and the dictator of Baghdad himself, Sad-
dam Hussein. 
(4) Because of the skill and dedication of the 
members of the Armed Forces, the entire world has 
now been assured that Iraq does not possess weap-
ons of mass destruction that could threaten the 
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United States or any member nation of the inter-
national community. 
(5) The success of the military operations con-
ducted by the Armed Forces in Iraq and the depos-
ing of Saddam Hussein removed a significant threat 
to the security of United States allies in the Middle 
East region. 
(6) The Armed Forces performed magnificently 
in conducting military operations designed to ensure 
that the people of Iraq enjoy the benefits of a demo-
cratically-elected government governing a country 
that is capable of sustaining itself economically and 
politically and defending itself militarily. 
(7) Since March 2003, the Armed Forces have 
trained more 160,000 Iraqi security personnel. 
(8) In June 2004, the Armed Forces facilitated 
the transfer of sovereignty from the Coalition Provi-
sional Authority to the interim Government of Iraq, 
which governed Iraq until December 2005 when na-
tional elections were held in which more than 8 mil-
lion Iraqi men and women voted in elections that 
were free and fair. 
(9) In October 2005, Saddam Hussein was cap-
tured by the Armed Forces and turned over to the 
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