Iraq Sovereignty Handover Seen as Largely Symbolic

[Barrett808]

Iraq Sovereignty Handover Seen as Largely Symbolic
By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq will have no control over its foreign policy nor over its troops when the United States hands over sovereignty on June 30 and will therefore have little say about its own future, analysts said.

President Bush on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to the transfer of sovereignty on June 30 to a still-undefined Iraqi authority, painting a picture of Iraqis increasingly in charge of their own fate.

"On June 30th, when the flag of free Iraq is raised, Iraqi officials will assume full responsibility for the ministries of government," Bush said in a prime-time news conference called to defend his Iraq policy after a week of bloody violence.

But he made clear U.S. forces in the country -- 135,000 at present -- will stay and Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) last week said the United States hoped to reach agreements to keep Iraqi security forces under their command.

"We have fenced off one of the primary responsibilities of a sovereign government," Richard Murphy, a Council on Foreign Relations analyst and former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said of the desire to keep Iraqi forces under U.S. command.

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[FloridaPat]

1. They need a real government to sign all those oil well sales

contracts. And the banks, electricity, water, etc.Seems the "constitution" they have says no contracts signed will be declared null and void. And with the army still there, you can bet any change of ownership by the Iraqis will result in death.

[happyending]

2. trickery

This slight of hand trick may fool many Americians who are pre-disposed to belive Bush, but it is not going to fool the Iraqi insurgents.

edited for typo

[NeoConsSuck]

3. Are they going to..

roll out the large desk with the gold pens again?

[leQ]

4. Main Entry: sov·er·eign·ty

Variant(s): also sov·ran·ty /-tE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English soverainte, from Middle French soveraineté, from Old French, from soverain
1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence
3 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state

maybe they need to use another word.

[Tellurian]

5. But...

"maybe they need to use another word"

Try this:

ser·vi·tude Pronunciation Key (sûrv-td, -tyd) n.

1.
1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.

2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.


2. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime: penal servitude in labor camps.

3. Law. A right that grants use of another's property.




:thumbsdown:

[alfredo]

6. They need a sovereign government to sign a SOFA so bush can

keep his legions there. I bet that will be one of the first things done by the Iraqi' "government." he can then say we are not an occupying force, but are staying there at the request of the Iraqi "government."

[daleo]

7. Not "Largely Symbolic", "Totally Fraudulent"

The whole thing is an empty scam, it would shame a mafia protection ring.