Full Text of SR0932 95th General Assembly
SR0932 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The war in Afghanistan and the use of the United | 3 |
| States Armed Forces was necessary at the time following the | 4 |
| attacks on 9/11; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Our troops have performed magnificently and | 6 |
| heroically in their pursuit of terrorists; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, United States Armed Forces have helped secure the | 8 |
| new government in Afghanistan; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The people of the United States have indicated | 10 |
| that this war has gone on long enough; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Many American service personnel have lost their | 12 |
| lives, and many more have been wounded, in Afghanistan, and the | 13 |
| American people will always honor their sacrifices and honor | 14 |
| their families; and | 15 |
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WHEREAS, Billions of dollars have been appropriated by | 16 |
| Congress to fund military operations and reconstruction in | 17 |
| Afghanistan, and Illinois residents' share now exceeds $2.1 | 18 |
| billion; those funds could be going to much-needed | 19 |
| infrastructure, education, and capital programs; therefore, be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| on behalf of its citizens, salutes and supports the dedicated | 4 |
| service of the members of the United States Armed Forces, | 5 |
| including members of the Illinois National Guard; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That on behalf of the citizens of Illinois, the | 8 |
| Senate believes that it is not in the national interest of the | 9 |
| United States to deepen its military involvement in | 10 |
| Afghanistan, particularly by escalating the United States | 11 |
| military force presence in Afghanistan; and be it further | 12 |
| RESOLVED, That the primary objective of United States | 13 |
| strategy in Afghanistan should be to have the Afghani political | 14 |
| leaders make the political compromises necessary to end the | 15 |
| violence in Afghanistan; and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That greater concerted regional and | 17 |
| international support would assist the Afghanis in achieving a | 18 |
| political solution and national reconciliation; and be it | 19 |
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| RESOLVED, That the United States should engage nations in | 21 |
| the Middle East to develop a regional, internationally |
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| sponsored peace and reconciliation process for Afghanistan; | 2 |
| and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That the United States should transfer, under an | 4 |
| appropriately expedited timeline, responsibility for internal | 5 |
| security and halting sectarian violence in Afghanistan to the | 6 |
| Government of Afghanistan and Afghani Security Forces from | 7 |
| American military personnel; and be it further | 8 |
| RESOLVED, That the Department of Defense and the Veterans | 9 |
| Administration must provide the highest quality of care to our | 10 |
| American heroes wounded and injured in Afghanistan; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be | 13 |
| sent to George W. Bush, President of the United States, Senator | 14 |
| Barack Obama, President-elect, the members of the Illinois | 15 |
| Congressional delegations for both the 110th Congress | 16 |
| (2007-2009) and the 111th Congress (2009-2011), the Speaker of | 17 |
| the United States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader | 18 |
| of the United States House of Representatives, the President | 19 |
| Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, and the Minority | 20 |
| Leader of the United States Senate.
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