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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 7:58am     #1
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Transfer of Power in Iraq
Two days before the stated goal date, Iraq has become a sovereign nation:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,123964,00.html
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 8:40am     #2
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I wonder if there was going to be an attack on the 30th.I bet there are some po'ed terroist.I just wish we could have loaded all the US men and women on a plane and brought them home too.

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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 8:41am     #3
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You mean "sovereign nation" And it was a Sovereign Nation before we waged war against it.
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 12:00pm     #4
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You mean "sovereign nation" And it was a Sovereign Nation before we waged war against it.

I would have thought it was more of a dictatorship. : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:47pm     #5
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I would have thought it was more of a dictatorship. : a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Sovereign
Adjective

1. Of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state".

2. Greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal".
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:50pm     #6
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so, ANYWAY, power has been transfered. can we celebrate, please, without bickering? sheesh.

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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:50pm     #7
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The question is, what sort of soveriegnty is it? Big S or little s? JV or varsity?
Is it even really soveriegnty?
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:53pm     #8
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do you want a project? you seem a little bored. :tongue2:

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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:55pm     #9
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so, ANYWAY, power has been transfered. can we celebrate, please, without bickering? sheesh.

:cheer3:
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OK, now what???
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 1:59pm     #10
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Oh joyous days.
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 2:03pm     #11
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OK, now what???
haha. ummmm, eat cake?
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 2:10pm     #12
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haha. ummmm, eat cake?
I don't have any cake here, so I'm going to have an ice cream sandwich instead. Yum, this sovereignty thing is quite tasty. :yum:
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Sovereign
Adjective

1. Of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state".

2. Greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal".

That was the exact wording on MSNBC TV this morning. I should know to never trust a journalist.

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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 3:33pm     #14
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so, ANYWAY, power has been transfered. can we celebrate, please, without bickering? sheesh.

:cheer3:

No, "power" has been transfered, they are far from autonomous and far from self-governing.
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  Old  June 28th, 2004, 3:35pm     #15
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:mad2: it's a work in progress. :mad2:

i'm sure they would be further along, if it weren't for all the car bombs, kidnappings and beheadings.
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