European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 columns the stars and stripes wednesday october 10,1990walter r. Mear Congress wary in supporting Bush s stand with incantations against the ghosts of an earlier crisis that became a War Congress finally found a Way to applaud president Bush for his current stand against Iraq a while avoiding commitments for the future. Now there Are suggestions that there ought to be another Resolution telling Bush that Congress wants him to consult regularly with its leaders after it adjourns in about 10 Days to keep them informed on Middle East operations. But one refrain was repeated two dozen times with minor variations As the House and the Senate briefly debated and overwhelmingly approved the measures last week two months after the fact. Quot this Resolution is not an authorization for the use of Force now or in the future a said sen. George j. Mitchell a Maine the majority Leader. A this Resolution is not a Gulf of Tonkin  the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution still haunts the Congress that adopted it in Swift response to reports of an attack on a . Vessel at sea and then saw it used by the White House As the equivalent of a declaration of War in Vietnam. A was one who voted for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution As everyone else in the House did i Many times have regretted that vote a said rep. Robert w. Kasten Meier d-wis., one of 25 House members serving then and now. He argued that no matter what is said about the limits of the persian Gulf Resolution overwhelming approval could be read As unfettered congressional support for the president in a whatever policy he chooses to  the House vote for the Resolution was 380-29. The Senate approved it 96-3. The democrats who run Congress had been trying for weeks to decide on a Way to vote support for Bush a United nations diplomacy and military deployment without signing on for the duration. The congressional role in such situations always has been hard to define especially in the Era of undeclared wars. Congress has Clear authority Over military appropriations but that comes after the fact of a Quick strike or deployment. There is a system under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, but that never has worked. It requires that a president get approval from Congress within 90 Days if he sends troops into situations in which now then Madam. What seems tooth problems to repair sap Pam Hussein is on even Chumbl a i. A continued action by the president. To use of Force now or in the  and deter iraqi aggression Ana protect Ameri rep. Lee Hamilton d-ind., said the can lives and vital interests a stipulating House vote a does not support future a that it must be in accordance with United tons except those actions that continue nations decisions and with . Pro current  ceases including congressional action to for All those caveats however appropriate the funds. There is no guarantee that the current poll Mitchell emphasized that the Senate icy wont Lead to War. Quot Resolution is not an authorization a for the the associated press think of yourself As a Symbol of peace y0un0 fellow hostilities Are imminent. Bush got around it simply by reporting that hostilities Are not imminent m the Middle East. A we Are operating today on the false premise that our troops in the persian Gulf. Are not in imminent danger a said sen. William s. Cohen a Maine. A i simply do not accept  sen. Mark o. Hatfield r-ore., said Congress should invoke the War Powers system by adopting a measure that authorizes the Middle East deployment of . Troops for Only 90 More Days. That a not Likely and it would be subject to veto anyhow. A the alternative is to go Home and come Back and find a Battle and then everybody a going to be up Here talking about the Bush War a Hatfield said. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., suggested the Call for regular White House consultation with congressional leaders instead. He said Congress had a implicitly authorized what the president is doing with its resolutions earlier last week. Those measures declare support for a Rock cd Isu so Carl Rowan world pays High Price for iraqi arms deals As the winds of almost certain War blow stronger even in the corridors of the United nations it boggles the mind to tote up the ways in which a single iraqi dictator has messed up the world. And it is instructive to look at the ways Saddam Hussein got the Power to do so. Let us look first at what he has done a in one reckless act of aggression he has wiped out the tiny nation of Kuwait and has permitted his troops to rape Rob and brutalize the people of that nation with acts of genocide. A defiantly he has provoked the United states saudi Arabia Japan great Britain France and others to allocate at least $50 billion to military mobilizations designed to Stop him a Money that can never be used to feed clothe or educate a single child. A Saddam has caused a doubling of crude Oil prices raising dramatically the costs of heating Homes running factories driving a car to work and More. A he has caused near panic in the financial markets of Japan great Britain and the United states causing investors to lose billions of dollars. A single hand edly he has virtually guaranteed a recession m countries that were struggling to Ward off economic downturns before he invaded Kuwait. A he has thrown thousands of families into anxiety and grief As he holds their loved ones hostage As human Shields against military attacks. A he has disrupted the lives of Many thousands of families As Young fathers mothers and sons from several countries have been sent to the persian Gulf area to try to reverse iraqis aggression. A he has thrown the japanese people into a wrenching debate Over whether for the first time since world War ii japanese military forces should be sent out of the country even in a non combat role. A he has provoked a great and destructive schism within the Arab world. How can the once obscure Leader of a third rate world Power get into a position to cripple and defy the whole world by playing to the masters of High tech weaponry. By exploiting a Western dependency on foreign Energy to get the Money to buy the arms being peddled so shamelessly by the United states the soviet Union West Germany France Israel and other nations. Saddam has has Mustard Gas nerve gases and possible biological warfare agents he has Modem missiles with which to deliver this Poison to Distant places. He has High tech warplanes and thousands of tanks and armoured personnel carriers. Virtually nothing in his Arsenal is a made in  he got everything be needed from his one time ally the soviet Union and from Western nations that now View him As a monster out of control who must be crushed like a desert Lizard. One wonders if the worlds arms paddlers see the lesson. North America Syndicate