IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 211
Expressing the sense of Congress and appreciation for the support and 
cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BURTON 
of Indiana, and Mr. TANCREDO) submitted the following concurrent reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress and appreciation for the 
support and cooperation from Kuwait, Bahrain, and 
Qatar in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Whereas Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar openly gave their sup-
port to Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar have openly expanded 
their bilateral and security cooperation with the United 
States in recent years; 
Whereas through their support for and cooperation with the 
United States, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar exposed 
themselves to the threat of conventional and unconven-
tional attacks from Iraq;
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Whereas during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait was sub-
jected to attack by 20 Iraqi missiles, some of which 
caused injuries and property damage; 
Whereas Kuwait provided substantial humanitarian assist-
ance to Iraq in support of coalition goals during Oper-
ation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas since its independence in 1961, Kuwait has main-
tained close relations with the United States; 
Whereas since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Camp Doha, Ali 
Salem, and Ahmed Al Jaber airbases have served as crit-
ical facilities in Kuwait for the deployment of United 
States forces in the region; 
Whereas Kuwait openly put these and other Kuwaiti bases 
and training camps at the disposal of coalition forces 
during Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas Kuwait openly allowed the United States to pre-po-
sition large numbers of troops and weapons in it country, 
thus serving as the major staging point for Operation 
Iraqi Freedom; 
Whereas before and during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait 
placed itself at grave risk by providing vital and unwaver-
ing assistance to the United States and its coalition part-
ners, including access to airports, port facilities, and 
bases; 
Whereas Kuwait has openly allowed itself to be named on the 
United States’ list of the ‘‘coalition of the willing’’, and 
has been the most receptive Arab government to United 
States efforts to depose the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hus-
sein;
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Whereas Bahrain openly serves as the headquarters for the 
United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet and as the home port 
for four United States Navy minesweepers; 
Whereas Bahrain has also openly supported the United 
States by allowing the use of the Sheikh Isa airbase for 
cargo storage and supply flights for coalition forces; 
Whereas Bahrain has openly supported the United States in 
Operation Iraqi Freedom by providing extensive over-
flight clearances for a multitude of United States air-
craft; 
Whereas Bahrain recently expelled Nazem Jawad, the First 
Secretary of Iraq’s embassy in Bahrain, for his alleged 
connection to an explosion at the United States Navy’s 
Fifth Fleet Headquarters on March 24, 2003; 
Whereas since the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the United States 
and Qatar have extensively expanded bilateral relations; 
Whereas Qatar allowed for the rapid expansion and utiliza-
tion by coalition forces of al-Udaid airbase, where the 
United States military has operated its forward-deployed 
command-and-control center for Operation Iraqi Free-
dom; 
Whereas Qatar openly allowed the United States to construct 
the As-Sayliyah Army base, the largest pre-positioning 
facility for United States military equipment in the 
world; 
Whereas on December 11, 2002, the United States and Qatar 
signed an agreement providing for expanded United 
States access to Qatar’s al-Udeid airbase; 
Whereas Qatar has also closely cooperated with the United 
States in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Af-
ghanistan; and
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Whereas other allies in the region quietly provided logistical 
and intelligence support, the pre-positioning of military 
equipment, overflight rights, humanitarian and recon-
struction aid, the use of ports and other facilities, and 
political support: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) expresses its gratitude to the people and 
Governments of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar for 
their generous and steadfast support of the United 
States-led coalition in Operation Iraqi Freedom; 
(2) reaffirms its appreciation to the people and 
Governments of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar for 
welcoming the presence of United States and coali-
tion military forces in their countries for Operation 
Iraqi Freedom; 
(3) commends the people and Governments of 
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar for pledging their as-
sistance to rebuilding a free, democratic, and unified 
Iraq; 
(4) notes with gratitude that the people and 
Governments of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar have 
been full and active partners with the United States 
in the global war on terrorism following the terrorist 
attacks against the United States that occurred on 
September 11, 2001;
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(5) supports the people and Governments of 
Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar in their pursuit of 
democratic reforms; and 
(6) urges a further strengthening of relations 
between Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar and the United 
States on issues of mutual concern.
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