Long title | Joint Resolution to authorise the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq |
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Nicknames | Iraq Resolution |
Enacted by | the 107th United States Congress |
Effective | October 16, 2002 |
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Public law | Pub. L. 107–243 (text) (PDF) |
Statutes at Large | 116 Stat. 1498 |
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The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002,[1] informally known as the Iraq Resolution, is a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No. 107-243, authorizing the use of the United States Armed Forces against Saddam Hussein's Iraq government in what would be known as Operation Iraqi Freedom.[2]