mari, on 2 of those points, I would agree that they point to a lack of legitimacy in the handover. The first seems to be a point of law regarding an Iraqi citizen, though I do not know enough about international law to make an informed judgement about it.
The second does seem to be interference in Iraqi political processes, which I do not approve of.
On the last point, however, I think there may be some misunderstanding. The coalition is currently training Iraqi citizens to form their own army. I do not know much about the process of creating an army, but I am led to understand it might take an extended period of time, to do it correctly.
If the options are to:
a) Provide assistance to the Iraqis while they help train the new army;
or
b) Leave the country in the hands of a partially-formed and trained army;
then I would favor the first choice.
I have emotional reactions to some of the terminology and sources cited, but that is not relevant to the topic at hand.
The second does seem to be interference in Iraqi political processes, which I do not approve of.
On the last point, however, I think there may be some misunderstanding. The coalition is currently training Iraqi citizens to form their own army. I do not know much about the process of creating an army, but I am led to understand it might take an extended period of time, to do it correctly.
If the options are to:
a) Provide assistance to the Iraqis while they help train the new army;
or
b) Leave the country in the hands of a partially-formed and trained army;
then I would favor the first choice.
I have emotional reactions to some of the terminology and sources cited, but that is not relevant to the topic at hand.