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National
Key Vote
Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to begin reducing the number of U.S. forces in Iraq within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, with the exception of a limited number of U.S. forces to be engaged in targeted counterterrorism, the training of Iraqi forces, and the protection of U.S. personnel and infrastructure.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Official Title of Legislation:
S Amdt 2898 to S Amdt 2011 to HR 1585: To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.
Highlights:
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to begin reducing the number of U.S. forces in Iraq within 90 days of the enactment of the bill and to complete the transition to a more limited presence within nine months of the enactment of the bill.
- Requires that the missions of U.S. forces remaining in Iraq be limited to protecting U.S. and Coalition personnel and infrastructure; training, equipping, and providing logistic support to the Iraqi Security Forces; and engaging in targeted counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda, al Qaeda-affiliated groups, and other international terrorist organizations.
- Encourages the appointment of an international mediator in Iraq, under the authority of the United Nations Security Council, to engage political, religious, ethnic, and tribal leaders in Iraq in a political process, in conjunction with "sustained engagement" with the international community to bring stability to Iraq.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:samdt2898:
Senate Amendment Vote: 09/21/2007 : Amendment Rejected 47 - 47 (Record Vote Number 346)
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl (D-MI)
Cosponsors: Sen. Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) (out of office)
Sen. Durbin, Richard (D-IL)
Sen. Hagel, Charles (R-NE) (out of office)
| Sen. Reed, John (D-RI)
Sen. Smith, Gordon (R-OR) (out of office)
Sen. Snowe, Olympia (R-ME)
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