European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse B ack Home americans take a what me worry a View on Gulf War Mike Royko Tribune Media service you know what a great about americans a asked slats Robnik. A a we re so Cool that a what what prompts that proud observation a Well just listen to what people Are talking about. They re talking about who a winning the football games who won the world series what they saw on to How was their vacation How their cars Are running How the jobs going what the weather a like How much sump a costs. Yeah that a really but those Are Normal everyday topics of conversations. Why does it strike you As being noteworthy a because if you listen to people you have a hint that we re getting closer and closer to a real War. And it looks like there a no Way we can avoid it and a lot of people Are going to get killed. But do you hear people talking about that nah. We sort of say a hey what me worry a of in a sure people Are concerned. Alec Baldwin is in a Miami blues a just released in cafes and Viacom video stores. Page 7. To plus is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes editors John Taylor Sarah Bottorff Art director Sharon Kilday production Lisa Williams Denise Adams editorial assistance Louis Pierce Marian Hamilton a who Ted Koppel a most people. They re aware of the tensions in the Middle East. A yeah but Are they really aware or do they think this is just another made for to crisis where we put up some yellow ribbons for hostages then the whole thing kind of fades away you think people really know that when this thing gets going there a probably going to be thousands of american troops getting killed not Hunn erts but thousands. And that this could be the biggest land War since Korea a Well there is still the possibility that it could be averted. A How Quot Saddam Hussein could withdraw from Kuwait As we re demanding. A the wont do that because then hell look like a loser and All the other arabs will laugh at him and then he wont go Down in Arab history As big then maybe our blockade will be effective. Deprived of food and other necessities hell have to be reasonable. A that sounds Good except they can grow enough food to scrape by for a Long time. And there a ways stuff can be smuggled in to them. You know How Long the blockade would have to last some of the gis Over there would have Gray then we might have to negotiate a settlement that is satisfactory to both sides. A like what president Bush says we wont Settle for anything except getting Kuwait Back. And Hussein says he ainu to never giving it assuming you re right that conflict is inevitable then maybe we can end it quickly with those Quick surgical air strikes the experts talk about. A Bull. You done twin wars with any air strikes that Are Quick and surgical. This ainu to like taking out tonsils you but we have air superiority. A yeah we had All kinds of air superiority in Vietnam. We had air superiority in Korea. And before we landed at Normandy we had air superiority Over Europe. But where were those wars fought right Down on the ground. Because that a where you fight wars. So forget about surgical air strikes. When this one gets going it la be Down and you sound alarmingly pessimistic. You seem to think there can to be a negotiated settlement that War is inevitable and that it will be a terribly costly conflict with great loss of life. A they done to worry. Be Cool like everybody else. Just say hey the president knows what he a doing or he be president. And lets All Call the local radio talk show Guy so we can fax a cheery message to the boys Over there. And remember if All hell Breaks Loose this country has got a big Supply of yellow ribbons. Besides the timing looks what timing a the experts say the shooting wont Start for a few Why is that Good a it wont screw up the football that a a Relief. 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