U.S. Envoy Paul Bremer:  Ghazi! What’s up, man?

Interim Iraqi President Ghazi Yawar:  Paul.  It’s good of you to see me.  I was concerned by an article in the New York Times that stated much of the transfer of power from the U.S. to Iraq has already happened.

Bremer: Oh.  Uh. The Times said that?

Yawar:  Yes.  But I have not seen evidence of any such power transfer.

Bremer:  Oh, uh, that’s because I mailed it to your house.

Yawar: What?

Bremer: Oh yeah, I sent you your new sovereign power.  It says ‘To Iraq, Love the U.S.’ And it’s in the cutest box.  My wife can wrap a present like no one’s business.

Yawar:  How are you supposed to mail an abstract concept such as national sovereignty in a box?

Bremer:  Uh...uh...hey, did you hear that we captured Saddam Hussein?

Yawar: Paul, Iraq’s infrastructure is in a shambles.  Security is nearly non-existent.  We don’t have electricity in most parts of the country.  Where is this transfer of power?

Bremer: Okay, let me level with you.  I actually mailed it to you in a series of boxes.

Yawar: Oh for--

Bremer: No really, you just haven’t gotten them yet.  The postal system in this country sucks.