Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq's future.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.

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Urges the U.S. government to: (1) declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, including establishing permanent military bases in Iraq; and (2) work with the United Nations to convene an international conference with the participation of the League of Arab States, the European Union, Russia, China, Japan, and Israel.

States that at such conference the United States should work with the other nations to: (1) develop a plan for the peaceful accommodation of Iraq's diverse cultural groups, including Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds, within Iraq; (2) establish a system to help settle disputes among such groups; (3) bring terrorists in Iraq to justice; (4) assist in the productive involvement of countries of the region with the rest of the world; and (5) adopt an international program to address and eliminate terrorist organizations in Iraq and elsewhere around the world.

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Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D–NY

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Oct 12, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
Sep 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Con.Res.492, 109th Congress: Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq's future.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/492

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Discuss H.Con.Res.492, 109th Congress: Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq's future.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/492

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Discuss H.Con.Res.492, 109th Congress: Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq's future.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/492

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Discuss H.Con.Res.492, 109th Congress: Urging the Government of the United States to declare that it does not intend to establish a long-term or permanent military occupation of Iraq, and to work with the United Nations to convene an international conference on Iraq's future.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/492

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2006-09-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hconres492/BILLS-109hconres492ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-28T11:25:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.492 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.