Polish-Led Force to Control Part of Iraq

[newyawker99]

The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday symbolically marked the transfer of control over the south-central part of the country to an international force led by Poland, hailing the handover as a sign of the international community's commitment to Iraq.

In Baghdad, the interim Governing Council swore in members of the newly appointed 25-member Cabinet that will begin taking over many of the day-to-day duties of governing the country from the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority.

While military control was ceremoniously passed to the Poles, the handover of the holy city of Najaf was delayed at least two weeks after the car bombing Friday outside the Imam Ali shrine that killed between 85 and 125 people, including leading Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim.

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said the delay was appropriate and the U.S. Marines were needed in the area for a while longer.


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[LittleApple81]

1. Therefore there has not been real transfer. Bushspeak. n/t

[emad]

2. Jeszcze Polska nie zginela, as they say, especially at the

beginnings of real conflict, such as Poland v Brazil in the World Cup......

[David__77]

3. I predict...

that Polish troops will be a greater target than US ones. I don't think that Poland would tolerate deaths very well, as they should not. Isolating the US/UK occupation I would think to be a goal of resistance.

[qb]

4. They're in, they're out. They're in, they're out. Now they're in again?

With friends like these, who needs enemas?