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HR0628
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, For more than seven decades, the United States
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has anchored its national security and global leadership in
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alliances founded on mutual defense, shared sacrifice, and
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respect for sovereignty, including the North Atlantic Treaty
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Organization (NATO), of which Denmark, a sovereign ally of the
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United States and the governing authority over Greenland, is a
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founding and steadfast member; and

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WHEREAS, Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of
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Denmark, whose people enjoy self-government, democratic
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rights, and protection under international law, and any
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attempt to seize or annex its territory by force would
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constitute an act of aggression against a treaty ally of the
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United States; and

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WHEREAS, Public statements and threats by President Donald
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J. Trump advocating or entertaining the invasion or forcible
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acquisition of Greenland represent a profound repudiation of
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America's commitments to its allies and an unprecedented
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willingness to contemplate war against nations that have stood
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alongside the United States for generations; and

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WHEREAS, The United States Armed Forces are trained,
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educated, and morally conditioned to defend allies, deter

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aggression, and preserve peace, not to plan or execute wars of
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conquest against friendly nations with whom American service
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members have trained, fought, and bled; and

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WHEREAS, Danish service members fought alongside American
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troops following the attacks of September 11, 2001, including
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in Afghanistan, where Denmark suffered significant casualties
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for a nation of its size, demonstrating loyalty, courage, and
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sacrifice in defense of shared values; and

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WHEREAS, Ordering the United States military to plan or
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prepare for an invasion of Greenland would force service
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members into a perverse inversion of their training and
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ethics, compelling them to treat allies as enemies and to
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weaponize institutions designed for collective defense into
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instruments of betrayal; and

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WHEREAS, Such planning, even if framed as hypothetical or
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procedural, would erode the moral foundations of
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civilian-military relations by compelling officers and
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enlisted personnel to reconcile obedience with actions that
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are clearly immoral, irrational, and contrary to the
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traditions of American decency; and

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WHEREAS, The transformation of the United States from
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guarantor of collective security into aggressor against NATO

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would shatter alliance trust, destabilize global security, and
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signal to adversaries that American treaty commitments are
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contingent, transactional, and revocable at the whim of a
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single leader; and

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WHEREAS, A war of aggression against Greenland would
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directly violate the Charter of the United Nations, to which
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the United States is a founding signatory, and which was
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established to "save succeeding generations from the scourge
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of war" by prohibiting the threat or use of force against the
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territorial integrity or political independence of any state;
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and

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WHEREAS, Such an invasion would inflict untold misery upon
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the people of Greenland, subjecting a small population to
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fear, displacement, and violence for no legitimate defensive
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purpose while simultaneously placing American servicemen and
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servicewomen in harm's way to prosecute a war that serves no
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national security interest; and

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WHEREAS, The burden of restraining reckless and
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destructive uses of military power does not rest with the
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armed forces, whose duty is lawful obedience, but with
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civilian institutions and elected representatives charged with
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upholding constitutional governance and the rule of law; and

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WHEREAS, Silence or acquiescence by political leaders in
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the face of calls for aggressive war against allies risks
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normalizing ideas that would once have been disqualifying,
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unthinkable, or grounds for removal from positions of
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responsibility; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we condemn, in the strongest possible terms, any proposal,
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threat, or effort to invade, annex, or forcibly seize
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Greenland or any other territory of a United States treaty
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ally; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we express support for the United States'
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enduring commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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(NATO), to the sovereignty of allied nations, and to the
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principle that disputes among friends are resolved through
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diplomacy, not violence; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we affirm that wars of aggression against
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allies are morally indefensible, strategically catastrophic,
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and incompatible with the values and obligations of the United
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States under international law; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we call upon all elected officials,
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regardless of party or office, to reject rhetoric and policies

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that would place American service members in the position of
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betraying allies and committing acts of unjust war; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That we express our commitment to peace,
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alliance, and the rule of law; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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delivered to the President of the United States, the U.S.
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Senate Majority Leader, the U.S. Senate Minority Leader, the
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U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, the U.S. House
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of Representatives Minority Leader, and the Secretary-General
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of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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