>>Iraq is a sovereign nation! And two days early too! >> >>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5312795/ >> >>According to the news report I heard “the occupation of Iraq is over”! However, according to Administration Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, US military presence in Iraq for years is “entirely possible”. >> >>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-6-2004_pg4_6 > >Yeah, sovereign, indeed. And who will decide how long the troups will remain? I assume that is at the sole discretion of the occupying forces.