[Shadow_Group] Civil war possible after Iraq elections: US' top soldier

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Civil war possible after Iraq elections: US' top
soldier
Sat Nov 20, 2:31 PM ET

FROM:
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LISBON (AFP) - US army chief General Richard Myers
said in an interview that civil war could erupt in
Iraq after forthcoming elections. 

However, Myers, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of
staff, told the daily Publico there was no indication
at present this would happen. 

"Civil war is still a possibility. We know that there
are forces for whom this is an objective," Myers said,
adding: "We have not yet any signs that this will
happen." 

The upcoming elections, pencilled in for January, are
seen as a major test of the shattered country's
recovery. 

Myers predicted there would be more violence before
the elections rather than afterwards. 

A wave of insurgent violence continues to sweep Iraq
ahead of the polls with many cities under curfew and a
state of emergency declared in much of the country. 

"I think that there will probably be more violence
before the elections than afterwards," he said. 

Myers was unfazed by recent declarations that several
countries were planning to withdraw their troops from
Iraq. 

"The most important question is not the figures, it's
the fact that NATO should be involved, that the United
Nations be involved and that the European Union be
involved in providing an economic aid."



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