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H.R. 413 would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and to require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.

Detailed Summary

Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243).

Requires the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq.

Status of the Legislation

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Points in Favor

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H.R. 413 would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and to require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.

Detailed Summary

Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243).

Requires the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq.

It reads as follows . . .

SEC. 1. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ.

The President of the United States shall provide for the withdrawal of units and members of the United States Armed Forces deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in a safe and orderly manner.

HR 413 was introduced by Representative Sam Farr of California, and currently has the following co-sponsors:

Rep Earl Blumenauer [OR-3], Rep Michael E. Capuano [MA-8], Rep Raul M. Grijalva [AZ-7], Rep Dennis J. Kucinich [OH-10], Rep Barbara Lee [CA-9], Rep Lynn C. Woolsey [CA-6], Rep Jose E. Serrano [NY-16], Rep Michael M. Honda [CA-15], and Rep Steve Cohen [TN-9] -- as of 3/20/07.

Status of the Legislation

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Points in Favor

H.R. 413 is simple and direct. It is the best way to begin the redeployment process that now 70% of Americans favor.

Here's how DownsizeDC.org characterized this bill...

"Stop experimenting with American lives"

DownsizeDC.org goes on to point out that, President Bush has had four years to bring peace to Iraq. Every experiment he has tried to achieve that goal has been considered a failure -- even by the staunchest supporters in his own party. But DownsizeDC.org thinks it's shocking that Bush wants to expend more American lives and money on what is really just another experiment.

The Democrats, by contrast, seem to have adopted a "stay the course" strategy. They oppose the President's new experiment, but seem in no hurry to leave the laboratory.

This leaves U.S. policy adrift, at the cost of innocent American lives and hundreds of billions of your tax money. Isn't it time to stop the experiments? Isn't the verdict from the laboratory already clear?

1) Too many Iraqi's prefer war to peace. This is their decision, and their responsibility.
2) If the Iraqi factions want peace, they can negotiate a settlement. American diplomats may have a role to play in this, if the factions desire it, but our troops are not needed for that purpose.
3) The presence of American troops in Iraq merely clouds the issue.
4) If American troops stay, are we supposed to choose sides? Which side are we supposed to favor, the Sunni or the Shia? The Sunni are the minority, but the Shia are tied to Iran. Do we really have a horse in that race? Are we supposed to attack both at once, and assume that this will lead to a peace settlement?

There are no American answers to these questions. There is no place for U.S. soldiers in this equation.

It is an Iraqi question, that only the Iraqi's can answer. That is, after all, what self-determination is all about.

HR 413 provides the correct means to achieve troop redeployment and Iraqi self-determination

HR 413 would de-authorize the occupation. We got into this mess because Congress authorized it. We must get out of it by having Congress de-authorize it.

De-authorizing is a superior first step when compared to de-funding. If Congress starts by de-funding the occupation the President will claim that Congress is really de-funding the troops. Congress can sidestep this rhetorical game-playing by first removing the President's authority to continue the occupation.

Once that is done, if the President tries to continue the occupation on his own, Congress can begin the de-funding process from a position of moral and legal strength.

Congress must reassert its Constitutional control over the war-making power. The President has no Constitutional authority to make war or occupy foreign countries on his own. Only Congress has the Constitutional power to authorize war, and what Congress has authorized, it can de-authorize.

Points Against

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WashingtonWatch.com - Revisions for H.R. 413, To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) and to require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq

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Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Points in Favor

Points Against

Revision by Downsize (May 7, 2007, 11:58:40)

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Points in Favor

"Stop experimenting with American lives"

HR 413 provides the correct means to achieve troop redeployment and Iraqi self-determination

Points Against