SRES 95 ATS
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 95
Commending the President and the Armed Forces of the United States of
America.
IN THE SENATE OF
THE UNITED STATES
Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MCCONNELL,
Mr. REID, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allard, Mr. Allen, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux,
Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Carper, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Coleman,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Dayton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Enzi, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. Feinstein Mr.
Fitzgerald, Mr. Graham of Florida, Mr. Graham of South Carolina, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hollings, Mrs.
Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kennedy,
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr.
Lieberman, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lott, Mr. Lugar, Mr. McCain, Ms. Mikulski, Mr.
Miller, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Nelson of
Nebraska, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr.
Santorum, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith, Ms.
Snowe, Mr. Specter, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Talent, Mr.
Thomas, Mr. Voinovich, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Commending the President and the Armed Forces of the United States of
America.
Whereas Saddam Hussein has failed to comply with United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 678, 686, 687, 688, 707, 715, 949, 1051, 1060, 1115,
1134, 1137, 1154, 1194, 1205, 1284, and 1441;
Whereas the military action now underway against Iraq is lawful and fully
authorized by the Congress in Sec. 3(a) of Public Law 107-243, which passed
the Senate on October 10, 2002, by a vote of 77-23, and which passed the
House of Representatives on that same date by a vote of 296-133;
Whereas more than 225,000 men and women of the United States Armed Forces
are now involved in conflict against Iraq;
Whereas over 200,000 members of the Reserves and National Guard have been
called to active duty for the conflict against Iraq and other purposes; and
Whereas the Senate and the American people have the greatest pride in the
men and women of the United States Armed Forces, and the civilian personnel
supporting them, and strongly support them in their efforts: Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the
Senate–
(1) commends and supports the
efforts and leadership of the President, as Commander in Chief, in the
conflict against Iraq;
(2) commends, and expresses the
gratitude of the Nation to all members of the United States Armed Forces
(whether on active duty, in the National Guard, or in the Reserves) and the
civilian employees who support their efforts, as well as the men and women of
civilian national security agencies who are participating in the military
operations in the Persian Gulf region, for their professional excellence,
dedicated patriotism and exemplary bravery;
(3) commends and expresses the
gratitude of the Nation to the family members of soldiers, sailors, airmen,
Marines and civilians serving in operations against Iraq who have borne the
burden of sacrifice and separation from their loves ones;
(4) expresses its deep
condolences to the families of brave Americans who have lost their lives in
this noble undertaking, over many years, against Iraq;
(5) joins all Americans in
remembering those who lost their lives during Operation Desert Shield and
Operation Desert Storm in 1991, those still missing from that conflict,
including Captain Scott Speicher, USN, and the thousands of Americans who
have lost their lives in terrorist attacks over the years, and in the Global
War on Terrorism; and
(6) expresses sincere gratitude
to British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his government for their courageous
and steadfast support, as well as gratitude to other allied nations for their
military support, logistical support, and other assistance in the campaign
against Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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March 20, 2003
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