Defining Sovereignty Downward

Let's make this really simple:

From Merriam-Webster:

1 obsolete : supreme excellence or an example of it 2 a : supreme power especially over a body politic b : freedom from external control : AUTONOMY c : controlling influence 3 : one that is sovereign; especially : an autonomous state

From this morning's New York Times:

The Bush administration's plans for a new caretaker government in Iraq would place severe limits on its sovereignty, including only partial command over its armed forces and no authority to enact new laws, administration officials said Thursday.

So just what exactly will happen on June 30? It seems pretty much nothing. It will be a symbolic act, at best, a made-for-TV spectacle that will be used to flog aWol's campaign. The remaining question in this stage-managed event is whether there will be any chance of getting video of soldiers returning home; since it's already been proven that there are not enough there.

How pathetic can BushCo. get?