I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3938 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) and to require the withdrawal of the 
United States Armed Forces in Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243) 
and to require the withdrawal of the United States 
Armed Forces in Iraq. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bring Our Troops 
Home Responsibly Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, 
the President cited concerns about weapons of mass 
destruction programs as one justification for the use 
of military force in Iraq. On October 6, 2004, the 
head of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), Charles 
Duelfer, announced to the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate that the group found no evi-
dence that Iraq under Saddam Hussein had pro-
duced and stockpiled any weapons of mass destruc-
tion since 1991. 
(2) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, 
the President cited Saddam Hussein’s role as a bru-
tal dictator who tortured and killed thousands of 
Iraqi civilians during his 20-year rule as a justifica-
tion for the use of military force in Iraq. Saddam 
Hussein was captured by United States forces on 
December 13, 2003, convicted of charges related to 
the execution of 148 Iraqi civilians on November 5, 
2006, and executed on December 30, 2006. 
(3) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, 
the President cited possible links between the Al- 
Qaeda terrorist network and Saddam Hussein’s gov-
ernment as a justification for the use of military 
force in Iraq. Reports by the Central Intelligence 
Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the 
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Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense have all concluded that there was little evi-
dence of any such links. While there is currently vio-
lence in Iraq directed towards American troops, a 
September 2007 Congressional Research Service re-
port found that attacks by the group Al-Qaeda in 
Iraq make up only a small percentage of the total 
number of attacks on United States troops in Iraq. 
(4) Prior to the initiation of the war in Iraq, 
the President cited the importance of spreading de-
mocracy in the Middle East as a justification for the 
use of military force in Iraq. On October 15, 2005, 
the Iraqi people voted to ratify a new constitution, 
on January 30, 2005, the Iraqi people elected 275 
members of a newly created Iraqi National Assem-
bly, and on May 20, 2006, Nouri al-Maliki was ap-
proved as Prime Minister of Iraq by the National 
Assembly and sworn in. 
(5) The President has failed to secure inter-
national support for the continuing efforts in Iraq. 
While the President has executed a plan known as 
the ‘‘troop surge’’, every other nation participating 
in the occupation of Iraq is reducing troop levels. 
The United Kingdom has reduced its troop levels 
from 45,000 to approximately 4,500. Twenty nations 
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that had once been members of the international co-
alition contributing troops have completely with-
drawn those troops from Iraq. 
(6) The United States has accomplished all of 
the military goals announced by the President at the 
outset of the war in Iraq. The brave men and women 
of the Armed Forces have performed admirably, 
showing both dedication to their mission and profes-
sionalism in carrying that mission out. 
(7) The Bush Administration has, at various 
times, confirmed that the military goals of the war 
in Iraq were complete. On May 1, 2003, the Presi-
dent stood in front of a banner reading ‘‘Mission Ac-
complished’’ and declared an end to major military 
operations in Iraq. On May 30, 2005, the Vice 
President stated in a television interview that the in-
surgency was in its ‘‘last throes’’. 
(8) It is clear that the American people are 
looking for a change in strategy in Iraq—one that 
will allow the Nation to safely and responsibly bring 
members of the Armed Forces home as quickly as 
possible. However, the strategy outlined by the 
President in his September 13, 2007, address makes 
it clear that the President has no plan for substan-
tially reducing the number of troops in Iraq while he 
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