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LaRouche: "I'm for Immediate Withdrawal
of U.S. Forces from Iraq"

Nov. 24 -- In answer to a question at his Nov. 20 campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, Democratic Presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche outlined his policy for immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. In light of the escalation of the guerrilla resistance against U.S. occupation in recent days, the LaRouche in 2004 campaign decided to make the candidate's statement immediately available. He spoke as follows:

"I'm for the immediate withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Iraq. There are several reasons for this.

"First of all, U.S. troops in Iraq are now absolutely useless, because of the crimes that have been committed by our government. That we have lost all credibility in the situation. So I wouldn't want a single American in that area, at this time."

LaRouche then described how the disbanding of the Iraqi Army has effectively created a force of over 2 million militarily trained Iraqis, who are now the base for a growing guerrilla resistance. He noted how he, as President, would be trusted by the Arab world, and could act as no other political figure could. He then returned to his proposal for withdrawal:

"So, I could do things. Now, what I would do, and what I would have done now, I would go to our friends in Europe, in particular, and our friends in the Arab world, around Iraq, especially Egypt, Syria, and so forth, and I would propose that, through the United Nations Security Council, we establish the arrangements, under which Iraq was restored as a nation, rebuilt as a nation. Chiefly with Iraqi labor, and whatever facilities are required to assist that. This would be taken over by people who are not the United States, because I don't think we should be there. Our very presence there, is going to incite reaction from the hatred we have incurred by the way we've handled the situation since 1991.

"My job is to get us out of there. Now, how do you get them out of there?

"My withdrawal plan is very simple: can we get them all out overnight? Physically? No. You have to move them. How do you move them? What you do is, your policy says you're going to withdraw your troops into certain areas of concentration for withdrawal. So you pick these territories, and your little hedgehogs, and you begin to fly the troops out. And the other forces or whoever comes in to assist the Iraqis, will replace them. So, effectively, on the day the orders are given, they will be effectively on the way out. The order will be believed, and it will be as rapidly as possible.

"They will withdraw to positions which are predetermined, as places of concentration. And they will be removed, as units. And the other nations will take over responsibility.

"By getting clear of this situation, getting out of the mess we created, we will then free us to deal with other problems, in other parts of the world. If I do it, it will simply increase the confidence of the other parts of the world in my Presidency. And the benefits we will get from that, will be tremendous. We're going back to be respected and loved again as a nation."

For more information on this subject, and other LaRouche policies, see www.larouchein2004.com.

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