<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: [lbo-talk] "Free" Iraq</title></head><body> <div>At 8:14 am -0400 28/6/04, Dennis Perrin wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>"The new Iraqi government,<i> consisting of many wealthy exiles who spent years away from Iraq</i>,<i> is barred from making long-term policy decisions and will not control the 160,000 foreign troops remaining in the country. The government has the right to ask them to leave - but has made clear it has no intention of doing so. The government also cannot reverse any of the laws passed by American administrators during the occupation.</i>"<br> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite> Ital added.<br> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial"><</font><a href="http://nytimes.com/2004/06/28/international/28CND-IRAQ.html?hp" >http://nytimes.com/2004/06/28/international/28CND-IRAQ.html?hp</a><font face="Arial">></font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>I thought the Washington Post's report Sunday about the many edicts Bremer put in place, including long-term appointments, made it much clearer who's still in charge.</div> <div><br></div> <div>kj khoo</div> </body> </html>