IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 492 
Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not 
intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of 
Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international 
conference on Iraq’s future. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Ms. LEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FARR, Ms. WATERS, 
Ms. SOLIS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. STARK) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the Government of the United States to declare that 
it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent 
military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United 
Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq’s 
future. 
Whereas it has become increasingly obvious that the rationale 
for the military invasion of Iraq was based upon informa-
tion and intelligence that was falsified and misleading; 
Whereas the subsequent occupation of Iraq has resulted in 
conditions that have led to the deterioration of economic 
and social conditions as well as increasing tensions be-
tween Iraq’s ethnic communities; 
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Whereas United States military, diplomatic, and economic 
policies have not sufficiently acknowledged the com-
plicated tensions among Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish Iraqis, 
and within these three ethnic groups; 
Whereas the United States Government has not sufficiently 
set conditions for Iraqis to take the lead in providing se-
curity for their people and completing their political tran-
sition; 
Whereas Iraq is a country on the verge of disintegration, al-
ready indicating conditions of civil war, making it a po-
tential haven for radical jihadists from other nations in 
the Middle East and around the world; 
Whereas the United States failure to acknowledge cultural 
tensions, and implement an adequate strategy to address 
these tensions, has exacerbated the hostility among fac-
tions and the development of international terrorism in 
Iraq and elsewhere around the world; 
Whereas the insurgency in Iraq is growing in strength and 
destructive ability because an increasing number of 
Iraqis, especially Sunnis, are strengthening their opposi-
tion to United States occupation; 
Whereas the strength of the insurgency may also be attrib-
uted to a substantial number of Iraqi civilian casualties 
of war, as well as the increasingly brutal tactics of gov-
erning Shiites against the Sunnis; 
Whereas the United States attempts at public diplomacy have 
not sufficiently addressed the low public approval ratings 
of the United States among nations of the Middle East 
and in the Arab and Muslim world; and 
Whereas the continuation of a United States presence in Iraq 
facilitates the increase of international terrorism and 
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weakens our relationships with other countries of the 
Middle East: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) Congress urges the Government of the 
United States to declare that it does not intend to 
establish a long-term or permanent military occupa-
tion of Iraq, including establishing permanent mili-
tary bases in Iraq; 
(2) Congress urges the Government of the 
United States to work with the United Nations to 
convene an international conference with the partici-
pation of the League of Arab States, the European 
Union, Russia, China, Japan, and Israel; and 
(3) at such a conference, the United States 
should work with the other nations to— 
(A) develop a plan for the peaceful accom-
modation of Iraq’s diverse cultural groups, in-
cluding Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds, within Iraq; 
(B) establish a system to help settle dis-
putes among Iraq’s diverse cultural groups; 
(C) bring terrorists in Iraq to justice; 
(D) assist in the harmonious and produc-
tive involvement of countries of the region with 
the rest of the world; and 
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(E) adopt a comprehensive, international 
program to address and eliminate the dan-
gerous and destructive activities of terrorist or-
ganizations active in Iraq and elsewhere around 
the world. 
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