European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes monday october 29,1990island leaders say Good will is drying up Honolulu apr president Bush has promised disgruntled Pacific Island leaders that their Pristine Ocean will not become a permanent dumping ground for chemical weapons or other wastes. They in turn told him that Good will toward Washington had a begun to dry  Bush asked the leaders for their understanding and support for . Plans to destroy huge stockpiles of chemical weapons already stored or in route to a giant new incinerator on Johnston atoll a .-held ring of islands 825 Miles Southwest of Hawaii. The president met for More than two hours with the leaders of 11 Remote and economically vulnerable countries. Conferring with Bush were the presidents or prime ministers of Fiji Nauru Papua new Guinea Western Samoa Cook islands Kiribati the Marshall islands Micronesia and Tuvalu. Tonga and the Solomon islands also sent lower ranking representatives. Speaking on behalf of the leaders Cook islands prime minister Geoffrey a. Henry said at the close of the meeting that they All wanted the Johnston facility closed a but we know of course that cannot be  two Navy ships carrying 100,000 artillery shells loaded with chemical agents the . Army a stockpile from Germany Are expected to reach the atoll next month. The weapons have become a major environmental Issue throughout the  from Page 1 cals out a said John Gosbee an organizer of the rally. He chided Congress for increasing the gasoline tax by a Nickel at a time of soaring fuel prices. In Georgia protesters sarcastically mimicked Bush a 1988 Campaign pledge not to raise taxes. A president Bush read our lips no new taxes a they shouted at several of the rallies. Only about 20 people gathered in the tax protest outside the Capitol in Atlanta. Rob Schuler president of the Georgia taxpayers action committee blamed the poor turnout on Competition from Georgia techs Homecoming game. The citizens against government waste sponsored a rally at the Capitol in Austin Texas. About 200 protesters gathered in downtown Dallas some carrying signs that said a throw the spenders out of  rallies also were held in a number of other Texas cities including san Antonio and Houston. Bush s popularity plunges to 48 percent poll shows by United press International a new poll released sunday showed president Bush a approval rating among the american people was slip eing and a top . Commander in the persian Gulf said e would like to spare his troops the horrors of a desert War. Also on sunday . And australian troops were airlifted by helicopter onto an iraqi merchant vessel that refused to halt in the North arabian sea off the coast of Oman. No prohibited cargo was found and the ship was allowed to continue to Basra Iraq. Both the australian frigate Darwin and the . Navy frigate Reasoner fired across the Bow of the Amariyah before Dawn said maj. Lon Oakley spokesman for the military scentral come at Mcdill fab in Tampa Fla. Also assisting was the British frigate Brazen he said. The developments followed reports that the United states would Send Secretary of state James Baker to saudi Arabia soon to discuss the possibility of a military strike to Force iraqi troops from occupied Kuwait. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of the More than 200,000 . Troops in saudi Arabia said in an interview published sunday he wants to avoid a military confrontation with Iraq. The 56-year-old West Point graduate whose nickname is a a storming Norman a said he Hopes the massive military deployment and economic sanctions will pressure Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait which it invaded aug. 2. A nothing would make me happier than to have presided Over this entire buildup to have deployed our forces to have been ready to fight and then have iraqi president Saddam Hussein withdraw from Kuwait and have an International settlement and restore peace and stability in the area and take every single american Home and not have lost one single american in Battle a Schwarzkopf told the Atlanta journal and Constitution. The Public opinion poll published in Newsweek Magazine said Only 48 percent of americans approved of the Way Bush was handling his Job Down from 57 percent on oct. 19. It was the lowest approval rating yet for Bush who has been one of the most popular . Presidents in Modem history. The United nations delayed until monday a vote on a proposal holding Iraq liable for invasion damages and calling for the Freedom of All hostages held in Iraq and Kuwait As human Shields against Western attack. Top soviet envoy Yevgeny Primakow met with Saddam m Baghdad on sunday and conveyed a private message from soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev the official iraqi news Agency Ina said. In another development Bush said saturday that Saddam has begun to realize that a the is up against a substantial Force that clearly could prevail m any Battle a the los Angeles times reported. As a result the president said he is now a hopeful that there will be a peaceful solutions to the persian Gulf crisis Congress from Page 1 ing housing programs in their areas adds 360,000 new units incorporates Bush a Home ownership plan and shores up the Federal Home loan insurance program against mortgage defaults. The clean air Bill will require almost every major Industry to make deep and costly cuts in emissions causing Urban smog acid rain toxic hazards or Ozone depletion. White House officials have indicated Bush will sign the Bill into Law despite warnings from Industry and several prominent economists that it will Cost thousands of jobs and accelerate the nations economic downturn. The five year approximately $490 billion deficit reduction package will hike taxes on the Rich raise gasoline and excise taxes for All americans and trim medicare by about $43 billion. House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., said the Bill Marks a a new Era of fiscal responsibility for our Federal  Bush in Honolulu on a combination political diplomatic Outing said he was a very pleased about passage of the Bill. Asked if it was Good to get the process behind him Bush said a a that a for  one of the last Bills to go through was a watered Down anti crime package that eliminated provisions sought by the administration to expand use of the death penalty and liberalize rules for seizure of evidence. Efforts to negotiate a Compromise Between the House Senate and administration positions failed and the Bill was greatly scaled Back. The remaining provisions Deal with child abuse crimes by savings and loan officials and additional Federal Aid for local Law enforcement agencies. A related Bill authorizes the appointment of 85 new Federal judges. Tacked on to the budget Bill was provision for a Long sought child care plan that would authorize Grants to the states to fund child care services for Low income families. Also added to the budget Bill was an aviation Bill that includes a new policy to phase out the noisiest aircraft and allows airports to Levy a passenger fee of up to $12 to raise Money for Airport improvements. The two Chambers passed a $15 billion foreign Aid appropriations Bill that cuts . Military Aid to Al Salvador and forgives Egypt a $6.7 billion military debt. One half of Al Salvador a $85 million in military Aid will be withheld unless the rebel group fighting the government in a 10-year civil War refuses to negotiate a peace settlement. Also passed was a $11.7 billion appropriation for the department of Interior and related agencies. The Bill was passed without the stringent anti obscenity restrictions sought by some members on Federal for arts  from Page 1 at the higher echelons about who has what equipment that May not be transmittable Down the line to Field units a said David Isenberg a Middle East analyst with the Center for defense information a nonpartisan think tank that studies defense issues. One Way to minimize target identification problems is to assign specific territorial areas and air corridors to different nations if War Breaks out he said. A a lot of things depend on the scenario a Isenberg said. A if the decision is made to invade Kuwait for example maybe the Only tactical air units that would operate there would be american with any other aircraft deemed fair game. A this is something that will take a tremendous amount of coordination considering How Many nations have forces in the area a he said. A a it a a real problem that in a not at All sure has been solved yet a Isenberg said. A the Pentagon has offered assurances that the lines of command control and communication Are Well defined and that everyone has liars one with their counterparts but i think a lot of that May be  the problem with fratricide has Long been acknowledged by nato in the european theater. The 16-member Alliance recently ordered the development of a new nato identification system a communications network that would allow Allied aircraft and ships to identify Friend and foe without seeing them. The multimillion Dol Lar system still is in the Laboratory. It will not be functional before 1994. Tank Crews should be better off. British chieftain and american my tankers using their advanced Thermal sights should not have much trouble identifying enemy tanks said Chris Foss military editor for Jane a defense weekly in Lemdon. A i done to think the americans and British could end up firing at one another. There a not much Chance of that happening a Foss said. The soviet built tanks in the iraqi army have engine exhausts on the left Side a which will stick out like a sore Finger. It will Tell you what Type of tank it is but it wont Tell you exactly what nationality it is a he said. Some commanders believe the problem is manageable. A even though there a a lot of folks Forward of us i think Well be Able to Tell a said it. Col. Tony Jones commander of the 3rd in 227th aviation regt. A i think there will be differentiation of lines a he said. A a we la know through communications through prearranged signals who a who. We re already working with those  . Liaison officers Are stationed with saudi and other Allied forces and there have been Static displays of equipment from each Side Jones said. A they see us we see them every Day a he said. A so As time goes on they become More familiar with us and we become More familiar with  attack helicopter pilots have been drilled in the iraqi Battle techniques which should help them recognize enemy tank formations. A some of the things aviators go through is extensive threat and target identification a said chief warrant officer 3 Samuel Geanetta. A a it a mentioned that some of the weapons systems look the same. Yes they do and some of them Are the same exact vehicles a Geanetta said. But with advanced night imagery identification technology on the apaches a we can pretty much know which tank or vehicle it is a he said. Still questions remain whether in the confusion of Battle there will Ever be enough time to correctly identify a tank vehicle or aircraft on the Battlefield. The risks can be minimized through training and mapping out procedures and Fields of engagement said Jim Blackwell a military affairs analyst with the Center for strategic and International studies in Washington . A but in the heat of the Battle there a going to be some uncertainty no question a Blackwell said. A in that situation the impulse of the Soldier targeting the tank with a Tow missile will be to shoot first and ask questions  Kuklish the Apache Pilot would seem to agree a was they say if the barrels pointing your Way that a the bad  a 1?, writers Chuck Vinch in Washington and Dave Diehl in Mildenhall England contributed to this report