Thankfully, Kos reads the Wall Street Journal...

...so I don't have to, but can still enjoy gems like this.

"...these U.S. and Iraqi proxies will serve multiyear terms and have significant authority to run criminal investigations, award contracts, direct troops and subpoena citizens. The new Iraqi government will have little control over its armed forces, lack the ability to make or change laws and be unable to make major decisions within specific ministries without tacit U.S. approval, say U.S. officials and others familiar with the plan."

Shorter version: I got yer full sovereignty right here...