Iraq Becomes 'Sovereign'
by TChris
To avoid an anticipated surge of attacks on Wednesday, the Bush administration declared Iraq a sovereign country today, two days ahead of the scheduled transfer of power.
Iraq's outgoing U.S. governor Paul Bremer handed a letter to Iraq leaders sealing the formal transfer of powers before immediately flying out of the country.
Here's how the administration defines "full sovereignty."
[The government] is barred from making long-term policy decisions and will not have control over more than 160,000 foreign troops who will remain in Iraq.
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