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Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: US HRes 473 re Iraq/UN > Hey, -----> > > --------------------------------------------------------- > Following is the text of the resolution submitted yesterday by > California > Congresswoman Barbara Lee, with 26 co-sponsors > (see list below) to resolve the issues concerning Iraq through the UN by > peaceful means. If your representative isn't on the list, urge him/her > to > sign on. A copy of this is on http://cebo.org/actions.html > > ********************************************** > > Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the importance of the > United States working through the United Nations to assure Iraq's > compliance > with United Nations Security Council... (Introduced in House) > > HCON 473 IH > 107th CONGRESS > 2d Session H. CON. RES. 473 > > Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the importance of the > United States working through the United Nations to assure Iraq's > compliance > with United Nations Security Council resolutions and advance peace and > security in the Persian Gulf region. > > IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES > SEPTEMBER 19, 2002 > > Ms. LEE (for herself, Mrs. CLAYTON, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. JACKSON > of > Illinois, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. OWENS, Ms. > KILPATRICK, Ms. WATSON of California, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. > HILLIARD, Mr. CLAY, Mr. STARK, Mr. FARR of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. > BALDWIN, Mr. FILNER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, > Ms. > BROWN of Florida, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. CONYERS) submitted the > following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on > International Relations > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > CONCURRENT RESOLUTION > > Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the importance of the > United States working through the United Nations to assure Iraq's > compliance > with United Nations Security Council resolutions and advance peace and > security in the Persian Gulf region. > > Whereas on April 6, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, Iraq accepted the > provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, > 1991) > bringing a formal cease-fire into effect; > > Whereas, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 687, Iraq > unconditionally accepted the destruction, removal, or rendering harmless > of > `all chemical and biological weapons and all stocks of agents and all > related subsystems and components and all research, development, support > and > manufacturing facilities related thereto', and `all ballistic missiles > with > a range greater than one hundred and fifty kilometers, and related major > parts and repair and production facilities'; > > Whereas, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 687, Iraq > unconditionally agreed not to acquire or develop any nuclear weapons, > nuclear-weapons-usable material, nuclear-related subsystems or > components, > or nuclear-related research, development, support, or manufacturing > facilities; > > Whereas Security Council Resolution 687 calls for the creation of a > United > Nations special commission to `carry out immediate on-site inspection of > Iraq's biological, chemical, and missile capabilities' and to assist and > cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency in carrying out > the > `destruction, removal or rendering harmless' of all nuclear-related > items > and in developing a plan for the ongoing monitoring and verification of > Iraq's compliance; > > Whereas United Nations weapons inspectors (UNSCOM) between > 1991 and 1998 successfully uncovered and destroyed large stockpiles of > chemical and biological weapons and production facilities, nuclear > weapons > research and development facilities, and Scud missiles, despite the fact > that the Government of Iraq sought to obstruct their work in numerous > ways; > > Whereas in 1998, UNSCOM weapons inspectors were withdrawn from Iraq and > have > not returned since; > > Whereas Iraq is not in compliance with United Nations Security Council > Resolution 687, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154, and > additional United Nations resolutions on inspections, and this > noncompliance > violates international law and Iraq's ceasefire obligations and > potentially > endangers United States and regional security interests; > > Whereas the true extent of Iraq's continued development of weapons of > mass > destruction and the threat posed by such development to the United > States > and allies in the region are unknown and cannot be known without > inspections; > > Whereas the United Nations was established for the purpose of preventing > war > and resolving disputes between nations through peaceful means, including > `by > negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial > settlement, resort to regional arrangements, or other peaceful means'; > > Whereas the United Nations remains seized of this matter; > > Whereas the President has called upon the United Nations to take > responsibility to assure that Iraq fulfills its obligations to the > United > Nations under existing United Nations Security Council resolutions; > > Whereas war with Iraq would place the lives of tens of thousands of > people > at risk, including members of the United States armed forces, Iraqi > civilian > non-combatants, and civilian populations in neighboring countries; > > Whereas unilateral United States military action against Iraq may > undermine > cooperative international efforts to reduce international terrorism and > to > bring to justice those responsible for the attacks of September 11, > 2001; > > Whereas unilateral United States military action against Iraq may also > undermine United States diplomatic relations with countries throughout > the > Arab and Muslim world and with many other allies; > > Whereas a preemptive unilateral United States first strike could both > set a > dangerous international precedent and significantly weaken the United > Nations as an institution; and > > Whereas the short-term and long-term costs of unilateral United States > military action against Iraq and subsequent occupation may be > significant in > terms of United States casualties, the cost to the United States > treasury, > and harm to United States diplomatic relations with other countries: > Now, > therefore, be it > > Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That > the > United States should work through the United Nations to seek to resolve > the > matter of ensuring that Iraq is not developing weapons of mass > destruction, > through mechanisms such as the resumption of weapons inspections, > negotiation, enquiry, mediation, regional arrangements, and other > peaceful > means. > > -------------------------- --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
