23rd January 2002 --H.J.Res.114-- Public Law 107-243 H.J.Res.114 One Hundred Seventh Congressof theUnited States of AmericaAT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two Joint Resolution To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating...