Allawi Fears Vote Impasse May Fuel Chaos In Iraq -- L.A. Times
Allawi says Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's refusal to accept the election results, which give Allawi's bloc a 2-seat edge in parliament, could provoke violence.
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, whose Iraqiya alliance edged out Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's party in national elections last month, Thursday warned of potential chaos and violence if he is denied the right to form the country's next government.
Allawi said Maliki and his supporters' refusal to accept final election results, in which Allawi's bloc won 91 seats in parliament versus 89 for Maliki's State of Law alliance, could provoke bloodshed among the Iraqi people.
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My Comment: Allawi is openly stating what many in Iraq are now voicing .... political instability will inevitably result in civil conflict and the potential for civil war. But while this is being openly discussed and publicized, U.S. military leaders and the White House have been "surprisingly" silent.
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