Just in case you wondered who'd be in charge

U.S. Negotiating Over Role of G.I.'s in a Sovereign Iraq - New York Times

Washington, Dec. 18 — The Bush administration has begun delicate negotiations with Iraq's transitional leaders on the freedom American-led military forces will have to carry out operations against insurgents after the transfer of sovereignty to a new government in Baghdad on June 30, officials say.

While the Coalition Provisional Authority is scheduled to go out of business by the middle of next year, military officials have said recently that their forces may have to remain in Iraq for at least "a couple more years," in the words of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the American commander in Iraq.

Unintentional Humor Dept.: From the same article:

"Our tactics are going to have to change to some degree," a Bush administration official said. "We are going to have to take the concerns of Iraqis into account."

Yes, that would be a change, wouldn't it?