European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F. Buckley or. Japan can i ii v f. Lippi his. By a i in. Atil \ in i it. F b i am aim d in sat ing that not one anti n. Vote has  from these fingers since it l fair to say that Japan Lias been Provo i Hose who seek especially to understand a i in the  i m i a s l. I a c ii i l  that the recent eruption ret Leets the National mood. What several Senunas stared at Japan s to share Gulf costs fairly offer of $1 billion to help finance the military operation in the Persun Gulf and All but noted to return the Mone. On Tom pounds that the United states does not accept tips. Sen. Alfonso do Amato r-n.y., when aroused which is about once a wee knows How to express resentment �?o1 certainly believe the japanese have been acting totally within the character that they usually do. They arc motivated by profit greed and avarice and for them not to step Forward and make a contribution to this Mission is  that a known As Plain talk. He was hardly alone. Sen. John Mccain r-ariz., likened the $ 1 billion pledge to a a few Token shillings a and he reminded us All that Quot if combat arises it will not be japanese boys whose lives Are at risk it will be american  the Senate settled for a Resolution warning of a a detrimental Impact Quot in . Relations with nations that done to contribute their share to the Effort against Iraq. That raises an interesting question what is a detrimental Impact is it measured in Sticks and stones we Are All aware that there is sentiment in the United states to raise Tariff barriers at the expense of the japanese. Many of those who believe in protectionism arc too honest to Channel anti japanese sentiment generated by exit Nous contributions to the persian Gulf operation into protectionist lobbying. But Many Are not. It is common to co opt indignation Over one offence into an excuse to punish for another. A1 Capone was nabbed for income tax evasion. But it is up to the United states to quantify Quot detrimental Impact Quot just How might this be done Japan imports 60 percent of its Oil from the persian Gulf a which is to say 2.6 million barrels per Day. Last year that came to 949 million barrels. Lets round that off to i billion barrels. And we will continue to round the figures if Oil was at $20 a barrel before the iraqi invasion and now is Selling at $30, then one years interruption of Oil at the free Market Rale would Cost the japanese $10 billion. Let us engage in some further hypothetical calculations if Iraq had succeeded in annexing Kuwait and had then gone on to conquer saudi Arabia and if Iraq had then propelled open into the $40 Oil that became commonplace in the �?T70s, adjusting roughly for inflation we Are talking about $50-a-barrel Oil. That would Cost Japan $30 billion a year. Now we canot know when Iraq will Cave in and therefore we cannot guess when Oil will come Down in value to the old free Market Price. But we can measure both up from $30 and Down from $30 As follows if int to Iron Rinn ire a Quot the siap�0&5e. Get pe06le a gtd a amp amp amp to Quot the duo rep Sig grist Sand �?oh2ap f 11 under iraqi Hegemony the Price were to Rise then we know the economic consequences for clients of the persian Gulf states. That it is not rising is owing to the intervention of the United states. And if the Price returns to $20 owing to the collapse of Iraq then that also will be a direct result of the . Intervention. Either hypothesis would underwrite an allocation by the United states to persian Gulf Oil clients. If the $ 10 increment is Worth $10 billion Over the course of one year to Japan then the monthly Cost is $830 million. And a Bill in that amount should be sent to the government of Japan. What if Japan refused to pay it do we raise tariffs to punish it under no circumstances do we raise tariffs for any reason other than National defense. What we then do is escort Japan a persian Gulf Oil to japanese ports a and charge for our services at a rate that reflects that roughly billion Dollar monthly obligation. And having come up with a suitable formula we also present the appropriate Bills to West Germany to France to Italy and to great Britain. We do not charge for the Factor that . Lives Are on the line not theirs. That is the Grace we give them appropriate for a superpower. Universal press Syndicate Leon Daniel lining up for Gulf area tube time and sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., the panels ranking minority member both of whom face Strong challenges in their bids for  be seekers that television correspondent interviewing . Troops in the saudi arabian desert May turn out to be your senator. Carl Levin the Michigan Democrat up for re election already has sent Home videotaped stand  in the Sand. So Michigan voters should watch their to screens for the adventures of Levin of Arabia. For republicans another hero of such stirring television is a Rry of Arabia otherwise known As Pressler the senior senator from South Dakota. Such self serving shenanigans Are an indication of the increasing importance of the role television plays in the Middle East crisis. A to cameraman from the Senate recording studio recorded the visit of 14 senators to the saudi front. He sent videotape each Day by satellite to their Home state stations. The trip was led by sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee Senate and House of representative recording studios often package for Home consumption a video press releases in which legislative aides lob soft questions to their Bosses. The releases Are supposed to resemble to news stories. Lawmakers offices Alert local stations to when the material will be available by satellite so it can be used free on local news shows. So far not a single blow dried lawmaker in a to suit threatens the jobs of the network Anchorman. The Rev. Jesse Jackson is the Only political aspirant who can Challenge the likes of Dan rather who has appeared on camera for lbs news with about two dozen stories during the past two weeks from various Mideast datelines. In his debut As a journalist Jackson started at the top Matching rather a interview with Saddam Hussein. As for the iraqi despot . Viewers roundly booed the Baghdad bully a performance in his unconvincing role As the hero in his own to show in which his foreign hostages were forced into supporting roles. In perhaps the most bizarre development of All president Bush has accepted an invitation to appear on iraqi television. Without even waiting for an official invitation Bush grasped at the suggestion from iraqis information minister calling it a a real Opportunity to explain to iraqis his policy in the persian Gulf. To purn6 a Vietnam Era television brought War into . Homes for the first time. Some contend the medium hastened the end of that unpopular War by so graphically displaying its horror. Perhaps television May be Able to help halt the Mideast crisis Short of a shooting War. Watching All these bozos on television could make it increasingly difficult for viewers everywhere to believe the issues Are so important they require settlement by War. United press International