European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday january 27.1983 columns William Buckley Nicaragua has a Chance if Reagan wins vote the president asks for More arms with which to Aid inc contras. The Arias countries complain that Honduras in l meeting ils obligations that it is providing Sanctuary for the Contra fighters. The so Viet bloc continues without any apparent interruption to Supply ils Lille satellite country mostly from on inc West coast bul also Wilh supplies that come in by air from Cuba. The democratic whip jays the while House does not want peace in a chiral America. They want a military Victory at All costs. They Don l care about anything rep. Tony Cochu neglects to account for the peace Ihal follows some military Victo Ries sen. Christopher Dodd contributes every Lime the sandinista make a Concession the while Blouse sees Ilas a major setback. Thus goes the Arias plan for peace in Central America. Every Lime Daniel Ortega makes to Concession in is indeed a setback. Here is How it works on monday. Ortega can with appropriate drum rolling release seven political prisoners. This is done in full View of lbs Abc and Abc. The release of seven nicaraguan prisoners is the equivalent of Locking seven . Democrats up in fantasy land where communist dictators Are seen As Little Angels playing Pally Cnoc with the kids. In is not frequently Noli eed thai the seven prisoners re leased on monday Are replaced by five other prison ers taken on tuesday. The opposition political leaders returning Lonic Arangua to Lasic the newfound Freedom find the experience jarring. One of them stepped off his airplay into a nicaraguan j ail where he was grilled for seven hours. Several weeks ago Jeane Kirkpatrick returned from a visit to Nicaragua a country she knows Betler than Christopher Dodd knows Connecticut. And she reported thai for the very first Lime there was actually a a Chance Ihal a marxist Leninist country might fail to lock Ihal final prison door on its people. Tim she warned whatever Hope there is of ibis happening there is one certain Way to Guaran tee that it will not happen and that is to impoverish. Inc Only Force in Nicaragua that has stalled the Sand Ini tas. Imagine if the contras had never materialized As a fighting Force in Nicaragua. They Are our Bay of pigs we Lei inc cubans Down and got Castro for a Quarter Century so far. Let Down the contras and Well have Ortega for a Quarter a Colury. And All that this would mean throughout a chiral ame Mexico. James Reston amp know i m no suppose i know Ortega 15 a communist Wythes Tresea Taco 1 America and one wonders what does Congress want from the executive not a whole lot. The democratic con Gressmen want re election and would like a demo cratic executive and More cousins on inc payroll. Who else makes a difference Mikhail Gorbachev makes a difference. And he wants a great Deal. Everything from disarmament treaties to cultural exchanges to economic Aid. Link age has never been a discredited concern rather it has been adroitly or maladroit by handled. Why should we be wasting ourselves in despair Over a situation in Central America in a country of less than 4 million people when Llie great Bear in Moscow could Wilh a flick of a Finger Moke things right Ohil would Lake a Little Lime for the great express train to Stow Down us slow Down inevitably it would have to do since Cuba under Castro has run Short of sugar and cigars and can hardly produce attack helicopters for use in Nicaragua without some help from behind the Iron curtain. Put in to Gorbachev to prove that things Are going to be different under your regime you can operation sandinista. No More military shipments no More fuel. Well go along with inc fact having necessities. Well have an election and maybe dig up a minor portfolio for Ortega but the revolution will be of or. Gorbachev has the alternative of saying no. But he would need to drop that bit of to acid on his Snow while face causing a great ugly scar Ihal would get in his Way inc next time he parades into Summit conferences to Charm the ladies and the diplomats and the chiefs of stale. It is a Good idea. Maybe sen. Daniel Inouye that bastion of acc Lilure could sneak it into the next s600 billion Bill that goes through a hidden subsidy to finance a delegation of democrats to travel first to Managua for n Lour then to Moscow to Confer with Gorbachev then to a Span to report their findings to the cannot afford to lose this one. Neither can the people of Luru organize a series of stud ies for the transition but Icse were criticized by members of carter1 Campaign staff who were More interested in get Ting jobs than in Watson s objective recommendations. The immediate problem is to think beyond the present Campaign rhetoric which in in self would be a Relief and con Sider what can be done to assure change and continuity Wilh the least possible disruption every new Arnini Straiton wants to hit the ground running bul this was what Kennedy did when he stumbled into the Bay of pigs what Ike did when he approved inc doctrine of massive retaliation what Johnson did when he plunged deeper into Vietnam and started bombing North Vietnam and what Rea Gan did when he started off condemning the Ovici evil tilt problem next Jan. 21 will not be to hit inc ground running Bull Ohil it thinking. The lesson of past transitions is to plan ahead and follow the Casey Stengel Rule about gelling Good people. "1 know i m a better manager said Casey when Joe Dimaggio s in Center the opinion expressed in the Rah Gnu did cartoon on this Pate represent time of Ibe a
