Resolution of Inquiry into pre-Iraq war U.S.-U.K. correspondance fails by one vote
{{date|September 16, 2005}}

The {{w|U.S. House Committee on International Relations}} voted Wednesday on a Resolution of Inquiry that would have required the [[White House]] and {{w|United States Department of State|State Department}} to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the [[United Kingdom]] between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the [[United States]] with respect to [[Iraq]]."  The resolution comes in response to questions that have been raised by senior intelligence officials and information revealed in leaked U.K. documents such as the {{w|Downing Street Memo}}, regarding the handling of pre-war intelligence by the [[George W. Bush|Bush administration]], and the planning and execution of the [[Iraq War]].

Originally proposed by Congresswoman [[Barbara Lee]] (D-Calif.), the Resolution of Inquiry had 83 co-sponsors at the time of voting, including one [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the International Relations Committee, {{w|Jim Leach}}, who was the only Republican voting in favor of the resolution.  

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       YES  PRESENT  NO
Dem     20     0      0
Rep      1     1     22
TOTAL   21     1     22  
</pre>

Some members of the committee from each party were absent.

== See also ==
*[[Rep. Barbara Lee calls for U.S. Congress probe into Iraq War planning]]
*[[Secret Downing Street Memo leaked]]
*[[Mother's plea to U.S. president gains widespread attention]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/roi-onepage.pdf 1-page pdf of the resolution]
*[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HE00375:@@@P List of co-sponsors]

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/902
|title=Rep. Lee Introduces Resolution of Inquiry into Iraq War Planning
|author=Staff & contributors
|pub=afterdowningstreet.org
|date=July 7, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/2943
|title=House GOP Derails Democratic Inquiries
|author=Liz Sidoti
|pub=Associated Press
|date=September 14, 2005}}

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The United States Department of State|State Department to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq."  The resolution comes in response to questions that have been raised by senior intelligence officials and information revealed in leaked U.K. documents such as the , regarding the handling of pre-war intelligence by the Bush administration, and the planning and execution of the Iraq War.

Originally proposed by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), the Resolution of Inquiry had 83 co-sponsors at the time of voting, including one Republican member of the International Relations Committee, , who was the only Republican voting in favor of the resolution.  


       YES  PRESENT  NO
Dem     20     0      0
Rep      1     1     22
TOTAL   21     1     22  


Some members of the committee from each party were absent.

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