Did someone say sovereignty?

"The United States opposed an idea floated by Iraq's new president that could end up extending a proposed amnesty to insurgents who killed US troops.

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher declined to comment directly on the reported plan by former Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, who was sworn in as president of the violence-wracked country on Thursday.

But Boucher added, "I think as a general proposition, no we don't think it's appropriate to give amnesty to people who have killed American or coalition forces, or Iraqi forces for that matter.""

US opposes amnesty for Iraqis who kill US soldiers