Washington, DC – Senate Democrats offered the following amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill to reject the Iraqi government’s attempt to offer amnesty to those Iraqis who have attacked U.S. Armed Forces:

Sense of the Senate:

(1) The Iraqi government should not grant amnesty to persons who have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving heroically in Iraq to provide all Iraqis a better future.

(2) President Bush should immediately notify the government of Iraq that the United States government opposes granting amnesty in the strongest possible terms.

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