Anyone wonder why the Iraq "handoff" happened ahead of schedule, in the middle of the night (USA time)? I thought the handoff would entail some huge photo-op - there was even speculation that Boy George would make a suprise appearance. Instead, Bremer and Alawi sat down for 20 minutes, signed some legal docs, and then Bremer got the hell out of the country. What happened to the media spectacle?
Is this a sign that the Iraq handoff will not be the feather in Bush's cap that BC04 had hoped, and therefore is being downplayed? Maybe the campaign doesn't want any images of the transition that can make their way into anti-Bush ads (a la "Mission Accomplished"). Or is Bremer simply eager to flee the warzone before the real fighting starts?