November 19, 2007 (LPAC)--The U.S. government should drop the Cheneyac pressure on Pakistan--it is only making a mess of the situation, statesman and economist Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. said this morning.

The only reason for the U.S. pressure on President Musharaf, LaRouche said, is that Cheney wants a war on Iran, and to leave as his legacy a mess in the whole region.

We should concentrate on making some progress. Allow the Annapolis meeting to develop some daylight, LaRouche said. Frame it on the idea that negotiations between Israel and Syria will go ahead. This will change the whole environment in a way in which the Palestine-Israel issue can be successfully addressed.

Certain people are out to disrupt a pending peace settlement--to stir things up in Lebanon, to stir things up between the Turks and Kurds, and thus make trouble for the U.S. at a time when a peace is possible, LaRouche charged.

Don't be overly concerned about having an agreement in advance of the Annapolis meeting on the final communique. The key is to get people there, and get discussion going in the context of understanding that forward movement is possible on Syria-Israel peace discussions. If you look at the Annapolis meeting in that context, LaRouche said, then you can see the possibility for clearing the deck for negotiations and actual progress.