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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 By FALLON
1 3 A House Concurrent Resolution relating to the use of
1 4 the Iowa Air National Guard to patrol no-fly zones
1 5 over Iraq.
1 6 WHEREAS, the United States of America is a member
1 7 nation of the United Nations; and
1 8 WHEREAS, every United Nations member nation is
1 9 bound by the United Nations Charter; and
1 10 WHEREAS, Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
1 11 prohibits the use of force against a sovereign nation,
1 12 except in self-defense, without United Nations
1 13 Security Council authorization; and
1 14 WHEREAS, the establishment of no-fly zones by the
1 15 United States and Great Britain within the borders of
1 16 Iraq has never received United Nations Security
1 17 Council approval, is not sanctioned by any United
1 18 Nations resolution, lacks international support, and
1 19 is not vital to the national security of the United
1 20 States; and
1 21 WHEREAS, France has withdrawn its participation in
1 22 and support for enforcement of the no-fly zones over
1 23 Iraq; and
1 24 WHEREAS, United States and British missile attacks
1 25 against Iraq have been condemned by religious leaders,
1 26 including Pope John Paul II; and
1 27 WHEREAS, since December 1998, United States and
1 28 British warplanes, threatened by Iraqi anti-aircraft
1 29 weapons while patrolling the no-fly zones, have
1 30 carried out nearly daily missile attacks against Iraqi
2 1 targets, as reported in the New York Times, resulting
2 2 in more than 200 civilian casualties, destruction of
2 3 schools, hospitals, and water supplies, according to
2 4 the United Nations International Children's Emergency
2 5 Fund, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the
2 6 World Food Program; and
2 7 WHEREAS, Iowa Air National Guard warplanes and
2 8 personnel have been mobilized by the President of the
2 9 United States and the United States Department of
2 10 Defense to patrol the no-fly zones over Iraq; and
2 11 WHEREAS, participation of Iowa Air National Guard
2 12 personnel and warplanes in patrolling the no-fly zones
2 13 over Iraq unnecessarily puts Iowans at risk of injury
2 14 or death; and
2 15 WHEREAS, participation of Iowa Air National Guard
2 16 personnel and warplanes in patrolling the no-fly zones
2 17 over Iraq is a violation of the United Nations
2 18 Charter; NOW THEREFORE,
2 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 20 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
2 21 publicly opposes the use of the Iowa Air National
2 22 Guard to patrol the no-fly zones over the sovereign
2 23 territory of Iraq, and calls on the President of the
2 24 United States and the United States Secretary of
2 25 Defense to discontinue use of the Iowa Air National
2 26 Guard to patrol the no-fly zones over Iraq.
2 27 LSB 6840HH 78
2 28 rk/cf/24
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