The top US general said Iraq is at a crossroads with one path leading to civil war and the other toward representative government. General Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is optimistic that Iraqis will choose a path of prosperity but he acknowledged that sectarian violence could tip them the other way. “The path to civil war is available to the Iraqi people. And the path toward freedom and representative government is available to them. And they are standing at the crossroads right now. And they’re looking down both paths,” he said. Full Story