European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october24, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 . Wary of waging War poll finds citizens reject fighting for allies Sake by the Iris a nudes times Washington americans would be Verv reluctant to commit . Forces la International conflicts even to prevent such a close ally As Israel from being overrun a poll indicated saturday. The poll part of a massive Survey of opinion on foreign policy called Ameri cans talk Security showed a steady pub Lic aversion to the use of american rooms except where direct . Interests arc at risk. When respondents were presented with hypothetical examples of armed aggression against nations generally Friendly to the United Stales fewer than one in live persons said he would support american military action. The reluctance to commit troops was remarkably consistent regardless of inc nation under alack. The results suggest hat he Post Viet Nam aversion to inc use of american military Power is continuing despite the Reagan administration s Effort to eradicate what it Calls the Vietnam syn  the figures also provide a caution Light for the next president whether he is Republican George Bush or Democrat Michael s. Dukakis. Although the use of american military Force has played Only a Small part in Campaign rhetoric Bush and Dukakis have said they would be prepared to use . Troops in support of foreign policy objectives if peaceful methods fail. The poll was conducted last month by Maricl opinion research. The results arc scheduled to be released after the nov. 8 election but the figures were obtained by the los Angeles times. Pollsters got almost identical responses when they asked about a sup posed Arab invasion of Israel and a hypothetical iranian invasion of saudi Arabia although Israel and saudi Arabia enjoy warm diplomatic relations with the . Government most american politicians assume that Israel is far More Papular with inc Public than saudi Ara Bia. Congress  blocked several proposed arms sales to the saudis bul has never vetoed a Sale to Israel. Only 18 percent of the Sample endorsed the use of . Troops in defense of either he israelis or the saudis while 32 percent said the United states should stay out of an israeli conflict and 34 percent said Washington should take no action to help the saudis. In both instances 17 percent said the United states should Send military sup plies but no troops to Aid either the israeli or the saudis. A total of 27 percent supported Diplo Matic pressure bul nothing More in sup port of Israel and 25 percent advocated diplomatic pressure on behalf of the Sau Dis. Eighteen percent advocated the use of . Troops to Blunt a nicaraguan inva Sion of Honduras to destroy Contra bases. The support was even less for inc commitment of american forces in inc event of a chinese invasion of Taiwan 8 per Cental Indian invasion of Pakistan 3 percent and a soviet invasion of Poland 9 percent. The Only hypothetical example in which More respondents favored sending troops than slaying out of the dispute involved a soviet and East German inva Sion of West Berlin. In that instance 38 percent supported the use of . Troops and 19 percent said the United states should stay out paradoxically a majority of inc Public supports most of inc instances in which . Military Power was used since world War if. The Only exception was the Vietnam War where 28 percent said the . Government should have acted As it did while 65 percent said it should not have. Israeli troops Allied lebanese Battle guerrillas Haskaya Lebanon a police said sunday that israeli troops and Allied Christian militiamen of the South Lebanon army clashed with guerrillas in the Foothills of mount Harmon. Beirut radio stations re ported four guerrillas were killed. The sound of machine gun fire and Rockel propel cd grenades reverberated across the slopes of the Moun Tain on the Northern Edge of Israel s self designated Security zone in South Lebanon. The Battle has been raging since first Light said a police spokesman in Haskaya at mid Oming after four hours of fight ing. Haskaya overlooks the Border enclave controlled by israeli troops and the predominantly Christian Mili Tiamen of the South Lebanon army or Sla. We Haven t any solid information yet but it seems inc israelis and the Sla have intercepted a guerrilla party trying to infiltrate into their  said the spokesman who cannot be named under standing regulations. He said he could not Tell whether the guerrillas involved in inc Battle were palestinians or iranian backed shiite moslem from the fundamentalist Hezbollah or party of god. The voice of Lebanon and voice of free Lebanon both Christian controlled Cilcy unidentified informed sources As saying four guerrillas died. The israeli air Force blasted palestinian and shiite bases in South Lebanon Friday killing 21 people and wounding 34, in apparent revenge for a suicide car bomb attack in the Security zone on wednesday. Nice Way to get around Drivers seem puzzled As the Reva makes its debut in downtown Nice. France the electric car is Able to Allain speeds of up to 40 Miles per hour. It can be used by anyone who has special magnetic credit card allowing Access to the Hicle which will be come part of the City s Public transportation system. Ailing Hirohito takes part in annual family party Tokyo a aides held a Mir ror above ailing emperor Hirohito s bed sunday night so he could participate in the Imperial family s annual Moon viewing parly Palace officials said. The frail 87-year-old emperor who is reportedly in Good spirits had been looking Forward to the autumn event for Over a week Palace spokesman Kanji Mazda said. But because the Moon was not visible directly from his bed Hirohito viewed it through a Mirror Mazda said. It s not quite full is it Maeda quoted him As saying. Mazda said the emperor put on his glasses and raised his body slightly from his bed to see the Moon belter. Earlier sunday Hirohito s blood pres sure Rose to its highest level since sept. 19, when he vomited blood and his condition suddenly worsened from internal bleeding. Maeda said Hirohito s blood pressure was 174 Over 76 during the afternoon but declined at night to 160 Over 78. A Normal Reading is about 120 Over 80. High blood pressure places an Addi Lional Burden on he heart and of her or Gans and can aggravate internal bleeding. The emperor discharged a Small amount of blood from his bowels sunday morning but he remained in Good spirits and was chatting amiably will aides and family members Maeda said. He said earlier the emperor s serious anaemia had improved slightly after re cent Large blood transfusions. Hirohito has received nearly 25 pints of blood since sept. 19, close to three times the Normal amount in his body. Because of the reduced anaemia Doc tors did not give Hirohito More transfusions sunday Maeda said. Court physicians have said their Pri Mary concern is stopping the Hornor Ralpg ing which they believe is coming from the Monarch s duodenum. It is the same area in which he underwent surgery in september 1987 to bypass a portion of his upper intestine blocked by pressure from an enlarged pancreas doctors said. Palace officials have refused to con firm or deny news reports the emperor has cancer in his upper digestive system. Hirohito has eaten Only a few spoon Fuls of weak porridge since sept. 19, and he has remained dependent on intravenous feeding. Palace officials have said he is losing strength because the treat ment does not Supply enough nutrients. Also sunday 19-year-old Princess Nori the emperor s granddaughter gave her first official Public speech news re ports said. At a meeting on Butler use of the oceans she made the opening address on behalf of her father Crown Prince Akihito who was unable to attend because of Hirohito s illness. Meanwhile London news reports said British Rock guitarist Eric Clapton had taken out a $105,000 insurance policy against cancellation of a concert Lour planned for Japan in Early november. The Sun newspaper said Clapton would receive Over 1 million pounds about $i.7s million from the policy if the Lour is cancelled. Many concerts festivals and other events already have been cancelled in Japan because of the emperor s illness