"...US administrator Paul Bremer spent much of the summer and fall mulling 'plans that could take years,' only to abruptly change his position in late 2003 following a 'hasty' return to Washington for consultations. Confronted with mounting violence in Iraq, and an increasingly confident Democratic Party at home, the Bush team tailored the Iraqi power transition to its own political needs, al Khafaji said."
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