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LaRouche in 2004 Press Release To Reduce Danger Of War, Asked during the dialogue section of his Memorial Day webcast about the potential war between India and Pakistan in the Kashmir region, Democratic Presidential pre-candidate Lyndon LaRouche insisted on one major point: The United States and other "outsiders" should refrain from any pressure on India and Pakistan, and stay out unless asked to be involved in negotiations. "There are no simple solutions! There's no simple right or wrong in this thing. This is an old, ugly wound. Our concern should be, to keep stability and peace in that area. That one of the big problems, is that, Pakistan's economy is in terrible shape. The condition of the people of Pakistan is desperate, in large part. The economy depends, to a large degree, upon Afghan drug-trafficking! Which is still going on, full force, bigger than ever from the area! The United States bombing of Afghanistan did not decrease the drug-trafficking, in increased it! You're going to have any government you try to set up in Afghanistan, is going to be less stable, than any previous government, since the last Afghan war started. The United States will never win the war in Afghanistan! Never! It will get worse, and worse, and worse. And the effects of continuing the war will spread, into the adjoining regions. The best thing the United States could do, is get out of there." LaRouche also made a startling point on the cross-border terrorism which has heated up the situation. He said: "But, the problem is, is that there are elements which the Pakistan government does not efficiently control. The United States government and British are more responsible. The introduction of this kind of terrorism, which is talked about in Afghanistan and so forth, was introduced to the area by the United States and Britain, back under Brzezinski. Brzezinski was the guy who started the terrorism in Afghanistan, and operated, in a sense, through Pakistan to set up this thing, as a trap for the Soviet Union. Which worked." In terms of a long-term solution, LaRouche said that "the long-term solution is, Pakistan's economy must be rebuilt. And Pakistan is going to be an inherently unstable country, until that is done." But, for the short-term, LaRouche concluded: |