We'll hand it over now, but you can keep our troops for as long as you need

While interim frequently means "riding out the string" (as in a coach who takes over after a team has fired one coach and before they can go after someone they really want), it has been noted that the keys to sovereignty have been handed over to the interim Iraqi government, so that Paul Bremmer could get in a round of golf before the crazy July 4 rush. No, wait, the sovereignty date fake-out was to thwart any plans that insurgents had to draw attention to themselves as opposed to their newfound sovereignty (one crazy, stupid man's freedom fighter is another, more rational man's terrorist and in-between we'll just call them insurgents). Think about that, the country is so unstable that it takes a red-herring to make sure that the insurgents do not steal the show. In this vein, the Democratic National Convention will convene this week in order to avoid protests from the cops, the Greens, Massachusetts Commuters , etc.

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