Full Text of SR0129 96th General Assembly
SR0129 96TH 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-SIXTH 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, that the 17,000 U.S. | 12 |
| troops in Afghanistan should be recalled from there, and that | 13 |
| we should concentrate on capturing Osama bin Laden; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That the primary objective of United States | 16 |
| strategy in Afghanistan should be to have the Afghani political | 17 |
| leaders make the political compromises necessary to end the | 18 |
| violence in Afghanistan; and be it further | 19 |
| RESOLVED, That greater concerted regional and | 20 |
| international support would assist the Afghanis in achieving a | 21 |
| political solution and national reconciliation; and be it | 22 |
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| RESOLVED, That the United States should engage nations in | 2 |
| the Middle East to develop a regional, internationally | 3 |
| sponsored peace and reconciliation process for Afghanistan; | 4 |
| and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That the United States should transfer, under an | 6 |
| appropriately expedited timeline, responsibility for internal | 7 |
| security and halting sectarian violence in Afghanistan to the | 8 |
| Government of Afghanistan and Afghani Security Forces from | 9 |
| American military personnel; and be it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That the Department of Defense and the Veterans | 11 |
| Administration must provide the highest quality of care to our | 12 |
| American heroes wounded and injured in Afghanistan; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution shall be | 15 |
| sent to President Barack Obama, the members of the Illinois | 16 |
| Congressional delegation, the Speaker of the United States | 17 |
| House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the United | 18 |
| States House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of | 19 |
| the United States Senate, and the Minority Leader of the United | 20 |
| States Senate.
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