The Out of Iraq Caucus was a

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in the

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, created in June 2005. It consisted of House members who advocated the departure of

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troops from

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, effectively ending U.S. participation in the

Iraq War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق (Kurdish languages, Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict (2003–present), I ...

. There were 73 members of the

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in the caucus, all of whom belonged to the

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. It was chaired by

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, Representative for the 43rd District of

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External links

Out of Iraq Congressional Caucus
Political organizations based in the United States Caucuses of the United States Congress Iraq War {{Iraq-War-stub