#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #af  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas1 in ,march #aiia1
 ,saddam ,hussein responded to an       
uprising in ,iraqi ,kurdistan with a    
violent military campaign that included 
the use of chemical weapons against the 
citizens of ,iraqi ,kurdistan1 most of  
whom were unarmed civilians2 ,whereas   
,saddam ,hussein's forces killed        
approximately #bjj1jjj ,iraqi ,kurds1   
destroyed approximately #d1ejj ,iraqi   
,kurdish villages1 and displaced        
hundreds of thousands of ,iraqi ,kurds  
who fled to the northern and eastern    
borders of ,iraq1 fearing that the      
regime would use chemical weapons       
against them1 as it did during ,saddam  
,hussein's ,anfal campaign1 including   
the ,halabja chemical weapon attack only
 #c years before2 ,whereas1 at one point
 in the early days of the #aiia crisis1 
the daily death toll of fleeing ,iraqi  
,kurds exceeded #a1jjj1 with victims    
succumbing to exposure1 malnutrition1   

and disease2 ,whereas1 the ,united      
,states1 in response to the unfolding   
humanitarian catastrophe1 led ,operation
 ,provide ,comfort1 delivering          
humanitarian relief and enforcing a     
no-fly zone1 saving the lives of        
countless thousands of ,iraqi ,kurds    
from near certain death on the freezing 
and rugged border mountains of ,iraqi   
,kurdistan2 ,whereas ,operation ,provide
 ,comfort provided security and         
stability in ,iraqi ,kurdistan2 and     
,whereas the ,kurdistan regional        
government and the ,kurdish ,peshmerga  
remain steadfast partners of the ,united
 ,states in the fight against extremism 
and terrorism3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that ,congress-- 7#a7 commemorates the 
#cjth anniversary of ,operation ,provide
 ,comfort2  7#b7 recognizes and honors  
the soldiers1 diplomats1 political      
leaders1 and coalition partners of the  
,united ,states who implemented         
,operation ,provide ,comfort2  7#c7     
recognizes and honors the nearly        

#b1jjj1jjj ,iraqis1 mostly ,kurds1 who  
were displaced by the ,hussein regime   
and who survived starvation and         
exposure1 and for whom ,operation       
,provide ,comfort offered assistance1   
security1 and a chance for a new life2  
7#d7 encourages ,iraqi ,kurdish leaders 
to continue to uphold the values of     
democracy1 human rights1 and freedom2   
and  7#e7 reaffirms-- 7,a7 the strong   
partnership between the ,united ,states 
and the ,iraqi ,kurds1 which exists in  
complementarity with the ,united ,states
 strong partnership with the ,government
 of ,iraq2 and  7,b7 the enduring       
respect and support of ,congress for    
,iraqi ,kurds1 who continue to stand    
with the ,united ,states in shared      
opposition to extremism and terrorism4  
,passed the ,senate ,december #ae1      
#bjbb4,secretary