European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse N a a a a a a a a crisis in the Gulf see related stories and photos on pages 2 and 3 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 145 thursday september 6, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a nato Type group would Deal with crises Middle East Alliance proposed Washington apr the United states and its allies must plan a new a regional Security Structure for the Middle East that would not Only Stop iraqi aggression but also Deal with future crises in the Region Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said wednesday. A this is not the last crisis of this nature we Are Likely to face in this Region a Baker said of iraqis invasion last month of Kuwait. A it is worthwhile to begin considering regional Secu Rity structures. That would guarantee an equilibrium in this Region that will produce peace and a create a More durable order a Baker told the Senate foreign relations committee. Baker cautioned that planning for such a Structure has barely begun and he said it would not necessarily have to be modelled on the Western nato Alliance or involve a leading role for the United states. But on tuesday at a similar hearing before the House foreign affairs committee Baker compared the function of such a regional Alliance to natos role in containing the soviet Union following world War ii. After tuesdays session Baker told a reporter that the Structure could be military in nature or diplomatic and political. He told the House panel it should include a major Arab a a we be still got a lot of work to do a Baker said after see Alliance on Back Page flies bugs snakes give troops lesson a desert style in life by Vince Crawley staff writer in the Central arabian desert a the paratroops were crawling out of the holes where they a sweated out the afternoon heat and were getting ready for a night patrol. A a in be seen probably at the most eight Birds a said pfc. Gregorio Casia no 22, from Dallas. A there ainu to nothing out Here. We re the Only living organisms in the damned desert. I guess their wildlife consists of flies a Little earlier sgt. Christopher Cantrell 28, from Oxford miss., had talked about seeing his first Cloud in saudi Arabia a saw it Back at our command the other night. It was hanging around the so this part of the desert is not entirely cloudless. Neither is it void of life. There Are clumps of Brown grass and Ashen Bushes a few of which have grown As Large As House trailers. The infantrymen use these for was the second time the 82nd air Omen a 1st in 505th Parachute inf regt had ventured out for a weeks Worth of training away from its base Camp. Back at Camp the soldiers sleep in air conditioned hallways and motor pools. Out Here they sleep in what they Call these Are shallow trenches in the ground covered up with Green rain ponchos or Mosquito netting to make Shade. They re the desert version of a foxhole. A Little before noon the troops Burrow into their pooches and wait out the afternoon heat. They listen to their military radios or watch their firing positions one staying awake while his buddy sleeps. Flies the deserts most obvious life pester them constantly. When the soldiers crawl into their Sandy holes for Refuge from the heat the flies follow attracted by the see desert on Back pages amps Vince Crawley members of the 82nd airborne a cob 1st in 505th Parachute inf regt train for a night ambush in the brutal saudi arabian desert. Glenn wants special benefits for troops in Gulf Washington apr sen. John Glenn wednesday said pay and income tax incentives should be Given . Troops stationed in the saudi arabian desert a to forestall a morale Glenn who was part of a congressional delegation just Back from the Middle East said he told president Bush such benefits As free postage Stamps a imminent danger pay and exemption from income taxes should be arranged for . Troops on duty in saudi Arabia. A i just want to forestall a morale problem among the soldiers who have no idea How Long they will be stationed in the Bleak hot desert where there Are few comforts Glenn said following a White House meeting. Glenn a Ohio also suggested the sea blockade should be extended to impede air cargo to Iraq by imposing sanctions against countries where the planes originate. Sen. William Cohen a Maine said Bush should push soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev to pull remaining soviet military and technical advisers out of Iraq. He said Bush should not accept the a Fig Leaf excuse that the advisers Are there on unexpired contracts. Sen. John Kerry d-mass., said he urged Bush to press the soviets for militai7 intelligence material they could provide on iraqis military capability. The lawmakers also said they had received Strong assurances from saudi arabians King fahd and Egypt a president Hosni Mubarak that the economic sanctions against Iraq can work if Given enough time. However some of the kuwaitis who fled their country when Iraq invaded it aug. 2 Are More a trigger Happy a said House Republican Leader Bob Michel a ill. Some other members of the congressional delegation have suggested . Reserve combat units should be sent to saudi Arabia to provide a critical test of the forces capabilities. A we want to see. How Good the combat units Are a rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee said tuesday. A this is a test for the rep. Bill Dickinson of Alabama the ranking re pub see benefits on Back Page
