IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 911 
Expressing the sense of the House that the United States should increase 
United States forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from 
Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2007 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. SKELTON) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House that the United States 
should increase United States forces in Afghanistan and 
responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq. 
Whereas the terrorist attacks on the United States of Sep-
tember 11, 2001, were perpetrated by al Qaeda, whose 
top leadership operated out of a safe haven in Afghani-
stan; 
Whereas despite the end of the Taliban regime in Afghani-
stan in 2001, a persistent insurgency supported by the 
Taliban and al Qaeda has continued to threaten the secu-
rity and stability of Afghanistan; 
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Whereas the security and stabilization of Afghanistan is in 
the vital national security interests of the United States 
in order to prevent the return of a safe haven for al 
Qaeda and the Taliban; 
Whereas the July 2007 United States National Intelligence 
Estimate concluded that ‘‘Al-Qa’ida is and will remain 
the most serious terrorist threat to the Homeland’’ and 
that ‘‘the group has protected or regenerated key ele-
ments of its Homeland attack capability, including a safe 
haven in the Pakistan Federally Administered Tribal 
Areas (‘FATA’),’’ located along the border with Afghani-
stan; 
Whereas the United Nations Half-Year Review of the Secu-
rity Situation in Afghanistan found the country is suf-
fering its most violent year since 2001; and in the first 
eight months of 2007, suicide bombings alone increased 
69 percent over the same period last year; 
Whereas despite tactical achievements in combating the re-
newed insurgency in Afghanistan in 2007, the Taliban 
has reportedly been able to expand its geographical pres-
ence in the country, and its command structure remains 
mostly intact and is believed to be working with Al Qaeda 
leaders; 
Whereas in late 2007, an assessment by the President’s Na-
tional Security Council reportedly concluded that the 
United States’ strategic goals for the security and sta-
bilization of Afghanistan for 2007 have not been met; 
Whereas since the attacks on the United States of September 
11, 2001, the United States Government has spent less 
than 28 cents on Department of Defense activities in Af-
ghanistan and in other Operation Enduring Freedom 
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countries for every dollar spent on similar activities in 
Iraq; 
Whereas since the attacks on the United States of September 
11, 2001, the United States Government has spent less 
than 31 cents on foreign aid and diplomatic operations 
activities in Afghanistan and in other Operation Endur-
ing Freedom countries for every dollar spent on similar 
activities in Iraq; 
Whereas as of December 1, 2007, the United States main-
tained approximately 25,000 troops in Afghanistan and 
over 160,000 troops in Iraq; 
Whereas as of November 14, 2007, the United States Com-
bined 
Security 
Transition 
Command-Afghanistan 
(‘‘CSTC–A’’) reported shortfalls of 2,410 required United 
States personnel to train and mentor the Afghan Na-
tional Security Forces; 
Whereas as of December 8, 2007, the NATO International 
Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (‘‘NATO– 
ISAF’’) reported significant force shortfalls, including the 
need for 3 additional maneuver battalions for NATO– 
ISAF missions, 25 Operational Mentor and Liaison 
Teams to train the Afghan National Army, and 2 Provin-
cial Reconstruction Teams; 
Whereas the ability of the United States to devote adequate 
levels of troops, funding, and other resources to the secu-
rity and stability mission in Afghanistan is constrained 
by United States commitments to Operation Iraqi Free-
dom; 
Whereas in testimony before the House Armed Services Com-
mittee on December 11, 2007, Admiral Michael Mullen, 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated, ‘‘Our main 
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focus, militarily, in the region and in the world right now 
is rightly and firmly in Iraq. It is simply a matter of re-
sources, of capacity. In Afghanistan, we do what we can. 
In Iraq, we do what we must’’; 
Whereas in 2007, the Commandant of the United States Ma-
rine Corps, General James T. Conaway, advocated for a 
redeployment of United States Marines from Iraq to Af-
ghanistan, and the United States Special Operations 
Command advocated for a more active role for its forces 
in Afghanistan; 
Whereas the United States Congress and the congressionally- 
commissioned Iraq Study Group have declared support 
for a responsible redeployment of United States forces in 
Iraq and a narrowing of the mission of United States 
forces to targeted counterterrorism activities, training 
and equipping Iraqi security forces, and protection of 
United States citizens and facilities; 
Whereas the President anticipates maintaining at least 
130,000 United States troops in Iraq through July 2008, 
roughly the same number as in December 2006; and 
Whereas the President has not announced any significant in-
creases in United States force levels in Afghanistan: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the United States 
House of Representatives that— 
(1) the United States, in concert with its inter-
national partners, should strengthen its overall long- 
term commitment to securing and stabilizing Af-
ghanistan and contribute the necessary levels of eco-
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nomic, civilian, and military resources to achieve 
that end; 
(2) the United States, in concert with its inter-
national partners, should increase its military force 
levels in Afghanistan to a level sufficient to signifi-
cantly improve security and stability in the country, 
prevent the return of a save haven for al Qaeda and 
the Taliban, and enhance the ability of the Afghan 
National Security Forces to maintain long-term se-
curity and stability; and 
(3) in order to provide for sufficient forces in 
Afghanistan, and for other critical reasons, the 
United States should responsibly redeploy those mili-
tary forces in Iraq not essential for targeted 
counterterrorism activities, training and equipping 
Iraqi security forces, or protection of United States 
citizens and facilities. 
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