You are right I was reading into it (bad idea):


with an interim administration headed by a yet-to-be named American civilian who would direct the reconstruction of the country ...

and

Undersecretary of State Marc Grossman told Congress last week that it might be two years before the Iraqis regained administrative control of their country.


and assuming (another bad idea) based on Afghanistan which the article clearly states the U.S. does not want to emulate in Iraq.