The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to support President Bush’s resolution defining the powers of the Iraqi government: Germany, France Promise Support on Iraq. This is a great victory for the Bush administration.

UNITED NATIONS - The United States called for a vote Tuesday on a revised U.N. resolution defining the new Iraqi government’s powers. The measure appeared to have overwhelming support after a last-minute compromise won the backing of the war’s sharpest critics, France and Germany.

U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said he was “very optimistic” about the outcome of the vote scheduled for late Tuesday afternoon.

A last-minute addition to the resolution by the United States and Britain, summarizing Iraq’s “security partnership” with U.S.-led forces, was the key compromise.

Under the proposal, Iraqi leaders would have control of the country’s security forces, and Washington and Iraq’s new interim government promised to work out a policy on how to cooperate on “sensitive offensive operations.” The deal stops short of granting the Iraqis a veto over major offensives by U.S.-led troops.

And in other news, the idiots who continue to insist we went to Iraq to take control of Iraqi oil may now serve themselves a big heaping helping of rancid crow: Iraq Claims Full Control of Oil Sector.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi officials declared Tuesday that the interim government has assumed full control of the country’s oil industry ahead of the June 30 handover of sovereignty from the U.S.-led occupation administration.

“Today the most important natural resource has been returned to Iraqis to serve all Iraqis,” Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said. “I’m pleased to announce that full sovereignty and full control on oil industry has been handed over to the oil ministry today and to the new Iraqi government as of today.”

The announcement came as Allawi and Oil Minister Thamir Ghadbhan toured the al-Doura oil refinery in southern Baghdad.

After meeting and shaking hands with the refinery workers, the two ministers thanked oil sector workers.

“We are totally now in control, there are no more advisers,” Ghadbhan said. “We are running the show, the oil policies will be implemented 100 percent by Iraqis.”