2 Days Early, U.S. Lets 'Freedom Reign' in Iraq; Country's New Leaders Face Some Staggering Problems
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › June 29, 2004
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's new leaders reclaimed their nation two days early, accepting limited power Monday from U.S. occupiers, who wished them prosperity and handed them a staggering slate of problems - including a lethal insurgency the Americans admit they underestimated.
With the passing of a sheaf of documents and a prime minister's oath on a red Quran, the land once ruled by Saddam Hussein received official sovereignty from U.S. administrators in a secretive ceremony moved up to thwart insurgents' attempts at undermining the transfer.See the full content of this document
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2 Days Early, U.S. Lets 'Freedom Reign' in Iraq; Country's New Leaders Face Some Staggering Problems
"The Iraqi people have their country back," President Bush said at a NATO summit in Istanbul, Turkey.
On paper, the U.S.-le...See the full content of this document
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