European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 23 the stars and stripes saturday August 4,1990 for cuts a meaner a Aspen Colo up a president Emonts of his formidable military a Bush on thursday endorsed a 25 percent Chine a the strongest in the Region a reduction in . Military forces. Across the Border into Kuwait. He also urged a parallel streamlining the persian Gulf is the kind of Flash of the military to keep the United states Point for which military planners believe a Strong and engaged and adapt to new . Forces must be better prepared in dangers of the Post cold War world. In a speech to a Public policy conference sponsored by the Aspen Institute Bush said the United states is now in a position to Cut its Active duty armed forces by 25.percent by 1995 because of a changing strategic circumstances Quot while bowing to budget cutting pressure from Congress however he warned against reductions that arc Loo Swift or too deep. And he emphasized that . Forces must not merely be pared to a a scaled Back version of the ones we possess at  in their place he cited a need to create a smaller Force of elite Mobile and High readiness units a to meet emerging  calling for a revamped defense strategy that recognizes changed geopolitical realities. Bush said the iraqi invasion of Kuwait illustrates the dangers that a will create a continued need for Strong a if leaner meaner and More Mobile a military in the 1990s.�?� Quot even in a world where democracy and Freedom have made great gains threats remain Quot he warned. A terrorism hostage taking renegade regimes and unpredictable rulers a new sources of instability a All require a Strong and engaged  his address came a Day after iraqi president Saddam Hussein defied veiled threats from Washington by sending i the years to come. Bush acknowledged that the Chance of a soviet attack a with Little or no warning a the threat that has dominated Western defense strategy for 45 years a a is More Remote than at any other Point in the postwar  Bush outlined a far reaching restructuring that would emphasize flexibility versatility readiness and mobility and create a More specialized Force of reserves while Active duty forces continue to show the . Flag in Europe Asia and on the High seas. In an admonition to Congress he predicted his proposed Force cuts and reconfiguration could be achieved in five years Quot provided we proceed with an or Durly reduction not a fire  with his defense budget under Sharp attack on Capitol Hill Bush made a plea to keep the b-2 stealth bomber a pair of land based missile programs and the a Star wars Quot antimissile program which Are among the prime targets of congressional budget cutters. To make the Case for new strategic weapons Bush noted that some vestiges of the cold War a a a huge red army and modernized soviet strategic Arsenal a remain. Congress however has taken a sceptical View of his assertion that the expensive new nuclear weapons Are needed at a time when the superpowers the Rockie mountains form a spectacular president Bush and British prime my obsolete me is new a a them into backdrop for a Summit meeting Between ister Margaret Thatcher. Summit meeting Kuwait from Page 1 dam to Adolf Hitler do Amato said Quot you have a madman in control of the worlds Oil Supply. We arc probably better off facing him now with Oil supplies High As we would be later  but other lawmakers cautioned against a military conflict with Iraq a country with i million troops under arms and 5,000 tanks. Rep. Louise m. Slaughter . Said Quot i Don t want to go Rushing off to War. I think we May be Able to bring him to his senses. Lets see i economic sanctions can do it  the Emir of Kuwait Sheik Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah fled to neighbouring saudi Arabia shortly after the iraqi invasion began Early thursday. But his government vowed to fight to win Back the country a seemingly impossible task since it has Only 20,000 men in its military. In a radio broadcast from an undisclosed location kuwaiti Crown in Ricc Sheik Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah vowed to a deter the invaders purify our beloved country from their treachery and Send them fleeing  diplomatic sources in the Gulf estimated that More than 200 kuwaiti troops were killed or wounded in the invasion. Among those killed was Sheik fahd Al Ahmed Al Sabah one of the Emir a Brothers who was slain while try ing to defend the Royal Palace in Tasman diplomats confirmed. Iraqi troops with .150 tanks and air cover swept into Kuwait wednesday morning meeting Brave but ineffective resistance from the vastly outnumbered kuwaitis the diplomats said. By Early Friday the iraqi forces were consolidating their hold with full control of Kuwait City. The soldiers were making sweeps through the Southern oilfields according to residents. Iraqi soldiers rounded up and moved an unspecified number of american Oil Field workers said a state department Offiel in Washington. Their whereabouts were unknown he said. There arc Uear \ 4.000 Macsi the United states on thursday blocked most iraqi imports including its most important Revenue source Oil. Iraq responded to the . Sanctions by freezing repayment of iraqi debts to the United states the official iraqi news Agency reported. The total size of the debt is unclear. Last year the United states provided $ i billion in agricultural credits to Iraq. The invasion created turmoil in world financial markets with the Price of Oil Gold and the Dollar mounting steeply. Iraq claimed its troops entered Kuwait at the request of revolutionaries who it said had staged a coup. Kuwaiti and other diplomats said the coup report was a farce. A in Baghdad the revolution command Council led by Saddam issued a statement saying Iraq intervened in support of the Quot provisional government of free  it said the government was made up of a revolutionary  the a provisional government announced through Baghdad a Ina that it was dissolving parliament and would hold a free and honest elections Quot at a future Date. Iraq began threatening Kuwait two weeks ago after accusing it of stealing Oil from a Border Region claimed by both nations. It also accused Kuwait of depriving it of Oil revenues by cheating on open production quotas thus driving Down Oil prices. Talks to resolve the dispute broke Down wednesday and diplomats said Iraq had moved about 100,000 soldiers to the Kuwait Border. It was unclear whether the iraqi invasion of its tiny neighbor at the Northern tip of the Gulf would slow or halt Kuwait soil production but the conflict seemed to signal an important shift in the balance of world Oil Power. By grabbing control of Kuwait Saddam added about 44 billion barrels of Oil reserves to his country a own e00 billion barrels that makes Iraq second Only to saudi Arabia m world ranking for Oil reserves according to the the saudis 25.5 billion barrels of Prowd Oil  keeps b-2, Croton a in budget Washington apr the Senate on thursday left intact president Bush a 1991 budget request for the b-2 bomber but imposed restrictions until critical tests on the stealth aircraft have been conducted. By a vote of 53-45, the Senate conditionally kept the b-2 in its $289 billion defense Bill heeding arguments that. Iraa a invasion of Kuwait was the Quot Wake up Call Quot against deep cuts in defense spending. Later an amendment that would have prohibited using Money for a new air base in Croton Italy to House the Spain based 401st tac fighter Wing was Defeated 51-47. Sen. William Cohen a Maine argued against the b-2, citing the $865 million Cost of a single plane and the Justice departments recommendation that the manufacturer Northrop corp., be prohibited from future defense contracts due to fraud charges. A a let a fund what we have on line right now but no More b-2s until you prove them a Cohen said. A this just about defeats the program a sen. Sam Nunn the Georgia Democrat and b-2 supporter who chairs the armed services committee warned shortly before the vote on Cohen a amendment to hold production of the bomber to 15. The Senate action came one Day after the House of representatives armed services committee adopted a $283 billion detente Bill that would halt production of the b-2 at 15 planes already funded. In its Bill the House panel also slashed nearly $2 billion from Bush a request for the strategic Welense initiative As it adopted a defense package that would chop $24 billion from Bush s defense budget of $307 billion for fiscal 1991. Up polenis of the plane have a guck the since the american Petroleum Institute Lia Nional close allies of Kuwait have Las mown.  mat t old War has ended and the budget Dean univ the planets Worth is questionable i he Bush admin Meanon is seeking $4 n billion Tor two b-2 to arbours m the fiscal it car bog i mime oct. I