led ▁military ▁administration ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁as ▁in ▁post - war ▁Germany ▁and ▁Japan , ▁which ▁could ▁last ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁S add am . ▁In ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁invasion , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁promised ▁a ▁speed y ▁transition ▁to ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁government , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁constitution , ▁and ▁the ▁active ▁role ▁of ▁Ira q is ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁inter im ▁authority ▁and ▁new ▁government . ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁continue ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁that ▁the ▁invasion ▁was ▁not ▁about ▁long - term ▁occupation , ▁but ▁about ▁liber ation . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Paul ▁Bre mer ▁announced ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁limited ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁gover ning ▁council ▁by ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁A ▁draft ▁constitution ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁G over ning ▁Council ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁stated ▁its ▁plans ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁what ▁it ▁calls ▁a ▁security ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁and ▁maintain ▁military ▁authority ▁until ▁a ▁new ▁Ira qi ▁army ▁is ▁established . ▁The ▁Bush ▁administration ▁remained ▁committed ▁to ▁this ▁date ▁despite ▁the ▁un stable ▁security ▁situation . ▁The ▁inter im ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁G over ning