European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Way Michael Dukakis sees the world has been deeply influenced by is exposure a a Young Man to poverty Ami oppression in latin America. Dukakis world View beyond the superpowers by Andrew Rosenthal new York times a mid the patriotic oratory. The partisan lighting and the debate Over chata Clor inthe 1968 presidential Campaign one of Tho most Lunda mental issues of the contest so far has been a question of credential would Michael s. Dukakis inexperience in Loreign policy keep him from being an cell Active president clearly if experience was the Solo measure Dukakis As a to Lician who has never hold Icdora Mollico. Would log behind Bush and a lbs news poll. In a reversal of a finding by a now York times lbs news poll before Tho Republican convention found that Tho Public though it would be More comfortable with Bush in charge in a crisis. Moreover the democratic candidate has been criticized As nol being specific on some foreign policy questions Bui Dukakis who likes to Point out that Many presidents including Ronald Reagan were governors before heir election has Laken Clear stands on some big foreign policy questions. For instance to backs the pc Ico plan 1o Central America especially Nicaea ii a that was proposed by leaders Ihorst led by president Oscar Anas Sanchez of Costa Rica  i i More Welt travelled than his cuties pnor4ill-/ acknowledge and i Hose who know him say he educated himself in International affairs Bolh As a Young Man and As a mature politician in who a proc reel Hod in manner that characterise1 his approach to Mobil things from interviews with Dukakis Hui self and advisers such As Madeleine Albright of Georgetown University and sen Paul s. Sarbanes. Did As Well As a leading of his speeches and papers a world View emerges that reflects a lifetime of thought. Close associates and Dukakis himself say Tho Way he sees the world was greatly influenced by his exposure o poverty and oppression in latin America when he was a Young Man. Beginning with a summer in Peru at the 090 of 20 and in sub Serjent trips to South and Central America he became particularly aware of the use of the United states Power and the resentment of it in Tho third world by his own accounts he also began to develop Page 16 the stars and stripes the future presidential candidate As o child in 1935 with his grandmother Olympia Dukakis. Sunday october 9.1988 a multilateral approach to International relations and a mistrust of ideology and military Force As is primary instruments of foreign policy. When it comes to foreign policy. Bush and Dukakis Are a study in contrasts. Dukakis who opposes the imposition of american will on other countries opposed the invasion of Grenada and the unilateral use of american warships in the persian Gulf. In the Gulf he said the Reagan administration should have waited Lor the formation of a multinational peacekeeping Lores. On arms control Bush and Dukakis both support the soviet american treaty that banned intermediate Range nuclear weapons. But Dukakis opposes several weapon systems that Are All backed by Bush notably the space based Antt Missita system although Bush has some reservations about los Cost and feasibility new my missiles based in Railroad cars to hide them from enemy attack and construction of three new aircraft Carrier groups. Dukakis is sensitive to Tho Critis thai he lacks experience in foreign affairs. George Bush has never negotiated any treaties either Dukakis snapped in an interview on the Othor hand dukakis1 grasp of languages is evidence of an interest in the larger world that is no last Mizulo addition to his resume. He Speaks French Spanish and greek and smattering of italian portuguese and korean. He has also travelled extensively in South and Central America and has visited China Japan. Hong Kong Israel Sweden Greece and Ireland. From 1955 to 1957 he was an army private in South Korea. Dukakis advocates a Strong conventional defense and lakes the position that the soviet Union must agree to make proportionally larger cuts than nato in conventional military forces. Especially in armoured divisions. At the same time Dukakis has said the european allies should shoulder More of the Cost of choir defense. He insists on reserving the right to use