[20040721]RS21820_伊拉克：向主权过渡.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21820Updated July 21, 2004Iraq: Transition to Sovereigntyname redactedForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionJennifer ElseaAmerican Law DivisionSummaryAmid ongoing insurgency, the United States handed sovereignty to an Iraqi interimgovernment on June 28. The Bush Administration maintains that the handover was asuccess and will begin a transition to democracy and stability. Critics assert that thehandover does not appear to have diminished the anti-U.S. insurgency, threatening thetransition roadmap developed by the United States and United Nations. Legal issuesmay arise regarding the validity of laws issued during the occupation, as well as thestatus of U.S. troops in Iraq. See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: U.S. Regime ChangeEfforts and Post-Saddam Governance.BackgroundThe Bush Administration had initially made the end of the U.S. occupationcontingent on the completion of a new constitution and the holding of national electionsfor a new government, tasks to be completed by 2005. However, political infightingamong Iraqs various ethnic and political factions, coupled