Hi all; Interesting DoD links on Pakistan and India:
Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz at Brookings Harvard Forum
Deputy Secretary of Defense, Paul Wolfowitz, May 15, 2002
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Question: Thank you, sir. I am visiting from India.
Right now there is a potential for conflict in that part of the world and we have your representative negotiating between India and Pakistan right now.
How do you see as a permanent, long lasting solution to the dispute that's going on in that part of the world? As an option of all the options. Thank you.
Wolfowitz: Rather than take your invitation to go into the long term ultimate solution, it seems to me, thought it's got to be addressed at some point. There are big problems there. I really believe strongly that what President Musharraf is trying to do in Pakistan is hugely important for all of us, including I believe, in India. That Pakistan was a country heading into very deep trouble before September 11th. There were a lot of people there who I think said September 11th is a great thing and let's figure out how we can help bin Laden. It was a very bold move on Musharraf's part to say this is not where I want Pakistan going. I'm prepared to cooperate with the United States in this effort to go after terrorists, and he has cooperated impressively.
I think within his own country he's taken some very bold measures to try to get terrorism under control. There's still more work to be done, but I think we all have a huge stake in that success, and if we can build on that success, that's the route to a longer-term solution.
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Establishing Strong Security Ties With India and Pakistan
Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, January 31, 1995
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Transforming the US-India Defense and Security Relationship
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith, May 13, 2002
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Rumsfeld Media Availability with Pakistani President Musharraf
Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfield, February 13, 2002
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DoD comments about US use of Pakistani bases in the event of a war with India:
DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfield, January 11, 2002
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More DoD praise for Musharraf and Pakistan, in the context of the conflict with India:
DoD News Briefing - ASD PA Clarke and Gen. Pace
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This seems to be a DoD theme:
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