3 , ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁abandoned ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁c ede ▁authority ▁to ▁a ▁dem ocrat ically ▁chosen ▁inter im ▁civil ian ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁( similar ▁to ▁what ▁had ▁happened ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁following ▁the ▁U . S . ▁invasion ▁of ▁Afghan istan ) ▁and ▁presented ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁broad ▁power ▁and ▁to ▁lift ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁on ▁Ira q , ▁allowing ▁the ▁occup ying ▁countries ▁authority ▁to ▁use ▁oil ▁resources ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁re building ▁the ▁country . ▁Pass age ▁of ▁the ▁resolution ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁appoint ▁an ▁inter im ▁government ▁by ▁themselves . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Co al ition ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁Administr ator ▁L . ▁Paul ▁Bre mer . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁resolution s ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁UN ▁Security ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Britain ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁govern ▁Ira q ▁and ▁use ▁its ▁oil ▁resources ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁country . ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 4 8 3 ▁removed ▁nearly ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁of ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁originally ▁im posed ▁after ▁Ira q ' s ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁invasion ▁of ▁K uw ait . ▁The ▁resolution ▁allows ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁special ▁representative ▁to ▁work