在伊拉克其它地区情形也是一样：美国正说服联合国，授权它将权力移交给合法的伊拉克政府，但真正获得授权的机会却小得可怜，伊拉克也不存在任何党派，能够接受这样的权力。
But the same goes for the rest of Iraq: the US is now lamely asking for a UN resolution mandating a transfer of power to a legitimate Iraqi government - but such an authorization is highly unlikely, nor is there anyone in Iraq to whom authority can conceivably be transferred.