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Iraq Resolution - Passed Oct 3, 2007

Resolution of the

Arlington County Democratic Committee

on the

Military Conflict in Iraq

WHEREAS, the conflict in Iraq has degenerated into a sectarian civil war;

WHEREAS, the Bush Administration strategy of the military surge has failed to create the conditions for necessary political reconciliation;

WHEREAS, the current pattern of troop deployments has strained our armed forces without adequate opportunities for rest and replenishment, thus compromising our ability to defend the United States around the globe;

WHEREAS, the Report of the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq (“Jones Commission”) noted that the Iraq National Police and Interior Ministry are hampered by “corruption and dysfunction;” and

WHEREAS, prior legislation to address a change in policy and mission in Iraq has been blocked by a filibuster in the United State Senate.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved, this 3rd day of October, 2007, that the Arlington County Democratic Committee:

(1) Calls for an immediate end to President Bush’s failed Iraq policies, and urges our elected officials and candidates to find a new way forward;

(2) Supports the enactment of Senator Webb’s bipartisan plan to specify the minimum period between troop deployments; and

(3) Supports the Levin-Reed Amendment or similar proposals to our Appropriation Bills, which would set a timetable for troop redeployment and redefinition of America’s involvement and mission in Iraq.