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The US commander in Iraq voiced concern over Iraq’s political stalemate in an interview on Monday, warning that failure to form a new government could undermine Iraqis' faith in democratic rule.
General Ray Odierno, who will step down as the top US officer in Iraq on Wednesday, said he hoped negotiations to form a government would prove successful and that Iraqi politicians probably still required "four to six to eight weeks."
Mounting frustration over the political deadlock carried risks for Iraq's fledgling democracy, Odierno said in an interview with the New York Times.
"The longer that takes, the more frustrated they might get with the process itself," he added.
In his statement about US invasion to Iraq, "We all came in very naive about Iraq," he said.
Asked if the United States had aggravated Iraq's divisions, he said: "I don’t know."
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