,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,pe>ce submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ! ,presid5t %\ld      
provide ,congress ) a detail$ deploym5t 
& troop commitm5t plan prior to approval
 = au?orization to commit ,unit$ ,/ates 
,arm$ ,=ces to fight ! ,islamic ,/ate ( 
,iraq & ,syria4  ,:]eas ! ,islamic ,/ate
 ( ,iraq & ,syria1 kn[n z ,,isis1 has   
tak5 advantage ( a political p[] vacuum 
9 ,iraq left by ! ,unit$ ,/ates exit+ ! 
c\ntry be=e ! mission 0 complete2 ,:]eas
 ! ongo+ ,syrian civil w>1 beg9n+ 9     
#bjaa1 has creat$ a fre$om ( mobility = 
radicaliz$ networks & organizations to g
 to ,syria2 ,:]eas1 9 ! summ] ( #bjad1  
,,isis grew expon5tially 9 ! region1    
ultimately ?reat5+ ,bagdad2 ,:]eas1 on  
,septemb] #aj1 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack  
,obama committ$ to degrad+ & de/roy+    

,,isis ?r\gh a global coalition2 ,:]eas 
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces commitm5t 0 to
 air op]ations & tra9+ ( opposition     
=ces2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #f1 #bjae1 !  
,presid5t signal$ plans to submit to    
,congress a reque/ = use ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 gr\nd =ces 9 ! fight aga9/ ,,isis2     
,:]eas ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce reque/s %\ld
 be cont+5t on ! ,presid5t1 act+ z      
,comm&] 9 ,*ief1 provid+ ,congress ) a  
cle> & def9itive deploym5t & troop      
commitm5t plan2 ,:]eas1 9 ,vietnam1 mu* 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces f\ght )\t 
def9$ deploym5t commitm5ts or plann+    
result+ 9 troops fac+ repeat$ tempor>y  
duty assignm5t or deploym5t aft]        
deploym5t due to an inability to commit 
great] troop /r5g? to ! w>2 ,:]eas mu* (
 ! w>s 9 ,iraq & ,afghani/an foll[$ !   
same pa?1 rely+ heavily on tempor>y duty
 assignm5t & repeat$ deploym5ts ) little
 to no d[ntime = ! troops involv$2      
,:]eas ,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% &     
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama =c$ too mu* ( ! 
mission duties on too small ( a         

cross-section ( our ,arm$ ,=ces1 nev]   
committ+ ! true /r5g? or size ( our =ces
 to ! mission2 ,:]eas cont9ual & repeat$
 deploym5t )\t "t at home takes a heavy 
& unnecess>y toll on ! memb]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families2      
,:]eas1 ) m in=mation on ,po/ ,traumatic
 ,/ress ,disord] ?an ev]1 any milit>y   
engagem5t mu/ focus 9 creat+ a deploym5t
 /rategy t m9imizes /ressors to !       
greate/ ability possible1 includ+ !     
r$uction 9 repeat$ deploym5t )\t "t at  
home2 ,:]eas tempor>y duty assignm5ts   
limit ! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces to c\nt] ! ,,isis ?reat by provid+
 less "t at home = tra9+ & family2 &    
,:]eas tempor>y duty assignm5t limits ! 
availability ( support p]sonnel &       
equipm5t (t5 ne$$ 9 combat3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t-- 7#a7 x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t--  7,a7 only ,congress
 has ! con/itutional au?ority to decl>e 
w> accord+ to article #a1 section #h1   
clause #aa ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates            
,con/itution2  7,b7 ! ,presid5t %\ld set

 cle>1 def9able objectives = ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces to a*ieve be=e       
committ+ su* ,arm$ ,=ces to battle2 &   
7,c7 ! ,presid5t1 z ,comm&] 9 ,*ief ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 %\ld provide 
,congress ) a cle> & def9itive deploym5t
 & troop commitm5t plan prior to engag+ 
9 ho/ilities aga9/ ! ,islamic ,/ate (   
,iraq & ,syria1 kn[n z ,,isis2 &  7#b7 !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %\ld n approve 
a reque/ = ! ,use ( ,milit>y ,=ce aga9/ 
,,isis--  7,a7 unless ! ,presid5t       
provides ,congress ) reque/$ in=mation2 
&  7,b7 %\ld ! ,presid5t commit to      
defeat+ ,,isis us+ tempor>y duty        
assignm5t z a ma9 means ( troop         
deploym5t4