European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 22, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers a Saddam called a great poker player Saddam Hussein is a very smart Man. Historical cunts of contemporary events could someday list him As one of the great War leaders of the Arab world. He is brilliantly using time As an ally. Saddam is also attempting to Divide the allies against themselves thereby placing the United states in a bad strategic position. Iraqis president is a great poker player in that he has 1 a if 2m 4i%a Eva to Ocinar in Chinn a Kay met a 4-1/ percent of the Coria s of. U be i without much change in Baghdad. Time is Saddam a greatest ally and our greatest enemy. The . Trade embargo will last until Allied Oil storage tanks Are nearly dry. Who can picture our friends a the japanese French and italians a holding the line while their economies suffer the effects of higher Oil prices and shortages with rationing iraqi citizens will endure the embargo longer than Many of our Western allies can withstand a Little pocketbook pain. An examination of history also shows that the longer nations talk about armed aggression without acting against an aggressor the greater the probability that those nations will rationalize the event and not act. Hitlers moves into Austria and Czechoslovakia were perfect examples. Saddam a second greatest ally is emotion. The longer he can prolong the crises the greater the Chance that he can provoke Israel into actions against Jordan or Iraq. Israeli action would cause our Arab allies to drop us like a hot Rock leaving us with soldiers deployed in suddenly unfriendly nations. The key would be the average arabs hatred of the jews As opposed to his disapproval of distasteful actions by an Arab brother in Baghdad. The embargo would quickly break Down and it would be every Man for himself. Western armies Are seen by Many arabs As Heathen interlopers to be tolerated in the same manner the crusaders mongols and British were tolerated a and then destroyed. If iraqis president can discredit the westerners decoded to saudi Arabia the other Arab nations would it probably sneak Back Home and quietly follow Baghdad Sead. This is a worthwhile Gamble because political Victory or Saddam would Crown him As the great Arab Leader. Many of our policy makers might be gambling that the embargo and political pressure would Force the iraqi people to overthrow Saddam. It is interesting to note that president Eisenhower tried the same against Cuba. We tried and hoped for the same sequence of events in Iran. That was two presidents ago and the moderates still have not toppled the revolutionary government in Tehran. If Saddam cannot be overthrown and a Trade embargo would take too much time what can we do if we do nothing we might As Well fold our hand because we Are playing against a stacked deck. On the other hand if we refuse to play poker with Saddam and come out soon with our guns smoking our Arab allies would toe the line with us and our Western allies would remain in our court. True Kuwait would be a smoking Heap and a lot of iraqi tanks would litter the Countryside but that is the Price of dealing with cheating when playing world class poker. Most importantly Saddam would not be the great Arab Leader and the Middle East would be slightly safer for the common Man. That is something Worth fighting for. A Jay w. Inman Wertheim Germany pen pals please publish our names in your pen pal Section. Thelma r. Quindo oily r. Quindo 628 govenor. 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A Sonia Polavin ice department West Negros College Bacolod City Philippines i am 29. My hobbies Are Reading books and magazines listening to Mellow and Rock music sewing cooking and going to Church every sunday. A Luz Amalia b. Abines co Ditas Gargantiel far East Bank amp Trust co. Dumaguet City 6200 Philippines dear Ann Landers i worked my Way through College graduate school and four years of doctoral training while raising a family. My goal was to do medical research. I work 12 hours a Day and generate my own salary and the salaries of two technicians. I do Basic research in cardiology lecture to University faculty members and medical students write papers and consult on a project for lowering cholesterol Levels. I done to do this for the Money because the pay is poor. I done to do it for Fame because the Public neither knows nor cares. I do it because i want to be a contributing member of society. These last several months in be been thinking about calling it quits. Why because i live in fear that my lab will be destroyed and my family harmed. The Ammal rights people Are becoming increasingly militant and powerful. They keep denying it but their intention is to Stop All animal research. Their tactics Are brutal and frightening. I do not blame the general Public for not understanding any of this. Scientists done to communicate very Well with Lay people. We Arentt Good at Public relations and we Arentt organized. The Public needs to be reminded that the medical advances they enjoy today Are the result of Basic research done 10 or 20 years ago. Now Only 10 percent of All requests for Federal Grants for medical research Are approved. The results of this travesty will soon be Felt in emergency rooms and operating rooms throughout the country. A few nights ago i turned on the to news and watched the latest animal rights demonstration. I wanted to yell a a done to come to me when you have your heart attack. Done to cry on my shoulder when your child Dies from sudden infant death syndrome. Done task me to help your son who has aids. Done to expect sympathy when your father has alzheimer a or Parkinson s. Don t Call me up when your wife has cancer. Done to expect me to console you when your grandchild is losing his sight because of juvenile diabetes. I did All i could a if this letter sounds bitter its because i am. No name no City dear no name you Are not the first scientist to say you Are thinking of abandoning medical research because you Are concerned about your family a safety but please done to quit. We need you. In be been on your Side for a Long time and so has or. Louis Sullivan Secretary of the department of health and human services. He has called the animal rights people  or. Sullivan also has made it Clear that he is against unnecessary research and the cruel treatment of animals. In a with him there too. It is not True that computers can now replace animals in the labs. For example an important part of today a aids research is done with monkeys. They Are indispensable. Many people who give Money to animal rights organizations believe they Are supporting worthwhile projects such As spay and neuter programs but actually their Money goes for ads and propaganda opposing the use of animals for medical research. The sums collected Are staggering. Guerrilla tactics have Cost researchers millions of dollars that could have gone to save human lives. This is an obscenity and an outrage. If dedicated researchers like you drop out now our children and the generations to follow will pay a terrible Price. Please done to let this happen. C creators Syndicate european edition circulation 190,000 col Gene amp Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Bob Wicker Deane b. 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