and so much has been accomplished in the last three years!

FLASHBACK: Bush Awards Iraqis Their Sovereignty — ‘Let Freedom Reign!’

Three years ago today, the U.S. officially transfered sovereignty to Iraq in a “secretive ceremony” that was moved up two days “to thwart insurgents’ attempts at undermining the transfer.” The AP wrote at the time, “U.S. occupiers…wished them prosperity and handed them a staggering slate of problems — including a lethal insurgency the Americans admit they underestimated.”

(Think Progress)