To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.

SA 4272. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2766, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year

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2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed
Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

SEC.__. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS COMMENDING THE GOVERNMENT OF
IRAQ FOR AFFIRMING ITS POSITION OF NO AMNESTY
FOR TERRORISTS WHO ATTACK U.S. ARMED FORCES.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Armed Forces of the United States and coalition
military forces are serving heroically in Iraq to provide all
the people of Iraq a better future.
(2) The Armed Forces of the United States and coalition
military forces have served bravely in Iraq since the
beginning of military operations in March 2003.
(3) More than 2,500 of the Armed Forces of the United
States and members of coalition military forces have been
killed and more than 18,000 injured in operations to bring
peace and stability to all the people of Iraq.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the new Government of Iraq is commended for its statement by
the National Security Adviser of Iraq on June 15, 2006 that--
(1) thanked ``the American wives and American women and
American mothers for the treasure and the blood they have
invested in this country . . . of liberating 30 million
people in this country. . . . And we are ever so grateful.''
and
(2) that affirmed their position that they ``will never
give amnesty to those who have killed American soldiers or
killed Iraqi soldiers or civilians.''
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