Iraq war resolution of 2002 - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

The Iraq War Resolution of 2002 was a joint resolution of Congress passed in October 2002, authorizing the President to use military force in Iraq to �defend the national security of the United States� and �enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.� See Public Law 107�243�Oct. 16, 2002 (Iraq War Resolution of 2002). Congress gave, among others, the following reasons for authorizing the use of military force: Iraq�s violation of the United Nation�s imposed cease-fire after the liberation of Kuwait, Congress�s conclusion that Iraq�s continued weapons of mass destruction programs threatened United States interests, Iraq�s violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and the presence of al Qaida members in Iraq.�