European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes thursday november 27,1986 James Reston Reagan presidency could use a Little presidency _ -._. . Or kit 1 Han diff n fill 1p. V at least one thing is dear about this whole squalid Arm deception in could scarcely have happened with a president in charge of his administration. The secret mane vering he open divisions within the Cabinet and he improper if Noe illegal operations or the National Security Council were All intolerable but in a Way they were almost inevitable. For the president has created a climate of stealth covered up by Slick propaganda from the mining of the nicaraguan harbours to sending missiles to the mul Lahs inattentive and ill informed about foreign policy disrespectful of the responsibility of the Secretary of state and disdainful of the concerns of the Congress and his allies. In was scarcely surprising that members of the cab inel knowing his limitations tended to substitute for his shortcomings. He ran sort of a private Enterprise foreign policy every Man for himself on the sunday to shows and left things to Donald Regan his chief of Tuff. Some chief Tome ital nobody Here is weeping at the departure of vice adm. John Poindexter though Lorae would have preferred to Trade him to the Nicaragua for the unlucky Patriot Eugene Hasenfus who was shot Down Delta ering weapons to the Freedom fighters nor is anyone blaming the president for la. Col. Oliver North s hash Money operations laundered through Swiss Banks though again this rogue Diplomat had reason to think the president tolerated past arms shipments to the contras with a nod and a Wink. Elliott Abrams the assistant Secretary of state for inner american affairs gave that Wink game away last month. Whal has kept the revolution alive in Nicaragua he told the Washington Post has been private help. Some members of Congress accuse us of approving this Wilh n Wink and a nod. A Wink and a nod hell we think it has been Poindexter and North overboard Aid the democrats in Congress mustering their committees Tor a prolonged invention Over tee pointed role but there Are some problems. The Congress fed up with these past executive Cunet Tine Mussios u not liter to allow the investigate Oclair exec Tive Privee efort Wilde or and North but will insist on the appointment of intall this hocus pocus. The president has some things to be thankful for. The legislators will be away for the and end of the year holidays so hell get some rest and have time to think about How to make a new a new team if he chooses to make More changes. There has been some talk of bringing former sea. John Tower of Texas into the Cabinet As Secretary of defense with Caspar Weinberger moving to the Csc or just sending Tower to the Csc. Some of the president s Best friends Are Hill resent Ful of George Shulti s Candor and criticism and would like to see Tim move to the Federal Reserve Board with former sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee total Testate. Donald Regan is taking a lot of flak and. Since Home holds no terrors for him he might Iii St return to Wall Street and Lake Larry Speakes with him. It May be that this latest crisis coming on tap Purul troubles with the soviets at Iceland and his digit for Malion antics Over Libya and his adventures in Nicaragua will Force a change in Reagan s own conduct or misconduct of the presidency. He switched on talking to the russians he modified his arms control policy though he still has staf Ilni Hla eyes and he has on occasion listened to his Allie when they kept complaining of his blunders and Wink ing at his mystifying clarifications. How the democrats Are to be kept from baiter in him Over Iran Trade and the defense budget i another question. They be been out of the while House so Tang that they forget the torments of the Oval office nevertheless the sooner they blow off and a town to thinking about a rational policy of their own the better for the country for As Churchill told the noisy my understand
