Democratic institutions nowhere in sight for Iraq

The US will assume "complete, unilateral control of a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq," according to the Washington Post. General Tommy Franks will serve as the initial military dictator. From there, the plan of occupation will unfold, more or less, in an ad hoc fashion.

The Post concedes, "No definitive price tag or time limit has been put on the plan, and officials stressed that much remains unknown about the length of a potential conflict, how much destruction would result, and 'how deep' the corruption of the Iraqi government goes. The administration has declined to estimate how long U.S. forces would remain in Iraq."

Basically, they're going to have to wing this.