European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                10 the stars and stripes Friday May 2,1s86 readers share feelings a but raid on Libya Well in was 11 lung Lime coming Bui Libya got what in deserved a Pood kick in me pants. But  about i he russians Here they so and Point bit body fingers at us Ilij who have inc blood of afghans on their hands. If in were them having tremble Villi khad Afy  do worse. My by Krui Ifa a now a nines who lie playing with. Barbara Kalb turn Ilc Ischi Germany Lama  Gir. The people when Iii Ului president Reagan Ghoul uni luvs bombed Libya or 1 he ice wrist Camp or anywhere arc wrong. 1 him sick and tired of slaying Home when in bomb Givs Tiff Vuu la ice your mom crying idling you gout Bye and 1 love you. They say thin jail lit ease icy never we you again. We the kids never know if by will make in 10 Schimil or make in Home. One Day the tear of not nuking in to school or making in Home will mop at least thai is what i Tell myself. Tie Way life is you never know. I m very sorry if anyone died when the Navy und air Force bombed Libya but terrorism has Gilic to slip. Many people have died because Lake the second tact i Hill is now very Clear is thai As a nation and a people we need to concern ourselves More with garnering Ilic world s respect and less with pacifying the whims of a world full of nearsighted activists. Whether we accept it. America s actions will set the Lone far future dealing with terrorism. Geoffrey m. Rodgers sindhi fun Germany. The criticism by Many european Al lies Aboul the justified procedure of the United states has encouraged us to write this Teller. We want to express that in the Middle of this wave of criticism against America Uherc Ore germans like us who stand firm with the . And agree with the firm Altitude of president Reagan in connection with libyan terrorism. What khad Afy got tic earned. The american military action signals All nations who support terrorism and who obviously understand this language Only. The president should t Hesi Lale in the future if necessary without the europeans 10 proceed against terrorism without mercy. The United Stales tried Over and Over la receive support of the europeans for sanctions against Libya but they were firmly rejected. Insl cad inc dec until a Short while ago was satisfied with Luke warm declarations of intentions. In Many cities of Germany leftist demonstrations took place which were organized by anti american circles. The american retaliation was used As a pretence to again create voices against the United states. Therefore one can Only gain the impression thai these people Are not concerned about the . Action in Libya but Only want to defame especially the ., and nato in general. Thank god this group is Only a minority. However a loud one. The majority of the West German population sees the Ameri can like we do As Good friends we know we should Honor the heavy and important task of the american soldiers for with out the protective hand of America West Ern Europe would already have fallen to soviet communism and thus la suppression. Tit Cut Hinkl family  we certainty applaud president Reagan s willingness to confront khad Afy with Force. Khad Afy Bias through his targeting of americans declared War on us. Reagan rightly accuses Khan by of using his ail revenues to finance terrorist operations throughout Europe. Why. Then docs president Reagan continue to allow five of America s largest Oil companies to operate within Libya and con tribute huge amounts to Libya s Economy if president Reagan wants to Slop Libya s support of terrorism withdrawing american business interests will strike a serious blow. _. We believe in the necessity of standing firm in the face of terrorism. We Only Hope that president Reagan next asks some sacrifices from Occidental Conoho and the other Oil companies stationed in Libya. Mil. Stephen f. Koneke Annm i Konek Germany Maria Klug and her Mother were my friends. When 1 was a midshipman at an Nup Olls they made me feel at Home in the greek american Community there. Maria s Uncle owned a restaurant named Timmy a that was popular among midshipmen. In Short. Maria and her Mother were very Fine people. Now Maria her Mother and her. Baby Are dead. They were killed by people who did not know them did not see them and did nol watch them die. Regardless of their stilted goals whatever they May be their murderers had one goal to fill us All with eat Kae to travel fear to strike Down terrorists and fear to defend our ideals. Bui they have not won the War Divide and conquer has been the terrorists plan As some democracies have opted for appeasement we hic others stubbornly of pase the terrorists. Appeasement docs nut work Hitler showed us that. Terrorists understand Force. They will pause to spread their webs of fear and violence when Swift punishment awaits i hem. A Jab Here a slapped wrist there will nut suffice. Only attack and real Lack punch and counterpunch in Quick Succes Sion will Slop their butchery. Maria her Mother her daughter and All those before them Are gone. It is ral Hartor us to be dedicated to the great task before us. That these honoured dead shall not have died in vain that this nation shall have a new birth of courage and thai terrorism of any Stripe by any name far any cause shall perish from the Earth. Peter i. Nick Las Naples Italy i am sick and tired of opening a newspaper and seeing who else in the world Hales the United states or the action we be taken. No one seems to understand that a Man joke to Mornar khad Afy will not be affected by economic sanctions or the like. A Man like him needs to be spoken to in a manner which he understands and that is just what the United states did. Then Here Are the protesters who have Large demonstrations and hold can dle Light vigils for the victims of our bomb ing raids these people who do nothing but Point an accusing Finger Al president Reagan and Call him a murderer and an Assassin should be the ones to lock into the eyes of children and families of terrorism victims and explain what happened and Why the perpetrators Are go info free. Perhaps that would change their minds. As it is however i feel that the president and the men who actually look part in the raid should know thai there arc some who stand behind them 1 10 percent. At a time when so much of the world is against every thing we do i am proud of the president s decision. This will not Slop terrorism of that we have already seen proof. However in lets those who Deal in terrorism know that we jus Aren t going to take it any longer. Stew p. Rutherford Raf Mildenhall England others who us Tittl or m Mimy of tit Nhinh f  Are 5ft. Billy c. Kendrick Ai Nach Ger Many staff sol. Paul e. Newman hands Uhl Germany senior airman Robert much Simbach a. Germany . Nick Erson vol suck Germany . Lawrence Frankfurt Cape. Stephen d. Specs Hinnau Ier Muny e. Hernandez. Gic Ssan Germany and Marcus Dillard Frankfurt it seems Lliel the typical army response to International tensions is to Ratreal to the base to cancel All social occasions Todras. Tic ully tighten Security und. In general to create Small overseas versions of fortress  a Cluj Yuu can t argue with some provi Sions. Everybody should be watchful and vigilant but Hal s something we should be All the time nol just now. What we Oflyn forget is thai we Are indeed n i War. Wish he terrorists but this is a different kind of . The terrorists arc uni out to Cuni Jucar territory or destroy Industrial siring la. But rather to disrupt the ave Rydal life of inc Western world. Rel real in into a tur Trovi America pos Ture merely plays into their hands and gives them the of Jill Victory they desire. It is certainly possible to find fault with president Raj inv decision to assault Libya i for unit feel strongly that in was both ill advised and unproductive. But Uhi it is done in done und we must live with the  which seems to include an increased Ali real to our personal Security. We mum remember thai we americans in Germany play a largely symbolic role. We Are highly visible and we must use that visibility to show that we Iiren Iti running a tired. Khai info is i bully and there Are Only Luo Imus to Dulo a bully a i a in has to Chi or Iun Urc him. We have done the first now we Nusl Sci us a Civili de Ivacic by and ignore him. I personally will by out touring this weekend trying ii prove hut it takes a lot More than u iwo big desert dictator to scare an american and next weekend. And the one after i Lull i Hope to see a lot of other americans out Iacre with me. A. Richard Jramon a strange thing happened at inc office Loday i protested the Lillin in Libya of Many it Nocenti my women my children and found myself holding a it Only View they started  it s about tonic we did  we waited Loo  i s too bad by trial s what they get for harbouring terrorists.". If we feel to is Way How Musl arabian people feel somehow i Don l think we be Given in enough thought. Terrorism worries is. Bui Laily Ive found human nature to be even More Trou bling. Name withheld Heidelberg there s something 1 want to say about the americans Catling us europeans cowards now 1. The United states Hud the big Luck of never getting bombed unlike Germany in world War ii. We Don t want another War anymore because we have had enough experience of death during Bombin nights. B it s so easy la say Lei s bomb Libya when you live so far away and Don l Sec Whai thai Means. That Means people dying and wounded and children scream inc. It s not like a rambo movie 2. Now inc american arc afraid id come to  vacation. They Forgaci thai most of inc i error victims were nol americans but other nations. Rul statistics. Can t beat emotions. I understand lie feelings and Emo. Lions americans have but nobody should forget that military actions arc nol the rim Way local with the problem. What would happen next time More bombing.1 starting a War you can say in arc arc Ler Niri i. Hiding in a Host every country. We Don l need rambo policy our government already had worked out different ways of sol Emu that problem but no one was  in our experience. In the end llu1 re is one thing i  to say i m not and inv train i m mtr Rich to sin american i m Jim afraid  there will be Mill ice Raul and following thai Marc terrorism c Niichi ins u Friend is never Anli americ in hut it can him into hat if the policy Dik ii i t hang ii inc reasonable Way. Mar i Vodvarka Fuerth German Lam .1 no dual him is ashamed of Ilic United Stales actions toward Libya. Khad Afy has called fur islamic jihad against All americans. This Means holy War in islam the followers think if they die during a Iolj War they will go to heaven. I feel Hiil is a Grunt incentive for someone to attempt to kill americans knowing Lucy May die themselves. President Reagan had u. Decision to make out of desperation und he made it. Rut was in win ill the Price we will Payi Don l . I feel we arc combating terrorism with terrorism. Derrick Murry Frankfurt a few Moil i i ago president Reagan critics cd col. Khoii iffy when he. Applauded the runic and Vienna. Austria air porn attacks if Iai left a 11-year-old Girt dead. Nov. Our president himself is up plied Injo an alack that killed a one year old Bah. In huh others. Our government a snip la responded to terrorism on a Ucli  scale. And slut hut it accomplished. In Cost Ilic hocs of iwo american servicemen. Or United Many libyans firmly behind Khudav 11 enraged people me world Over including some who pre Timofy. Held nothing us inst America. And it got the United slates involved in the Eye far an Cyc nonsense thai has been going on in the Middle East for centuries. More dismaying to me than inc air raid or the bureaucratic reaction though is inc reaction of so Many Good Ameri cans. What a vengeful Nasty ignorant people we can be. Everyone has been cheering As if this were a Friday night High school football game. This in t fool Ball folks this is real life and Dalh and innocent people Are dying on a ii sides. There Are far better ways to Deal with Libya and Wilh terrorism. We had by no Means exhausted All possibilities but ii was never our leaders intention to solve the ice racist Libya problem with that air raid. This is an election year und Prima Ries Are just around the Corner. Further-1 More. Congress has been pushing for cuts in the defense budget. The administration needed to make a big Public relations splash something to rally Public support. A few libyans and a few americans weft considered esp Neil blk. And before we cheer so loudly for our president s next move perhaps we should examine his motives and ask Whicher there in t a belter More magnanimous More american Way to handle the situation or maybe i be missed the Point. Maybe the american Way is just to go in like Bryan Jennings Kak Mautern