European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Ambling in the military profits problems Day a the problem q Day 2, the Money p Day 3, the illness big the authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 219 monday november 19, 1990 Good morning 25 Oahu and sunday d 8693 a a a a a a a a Una Uwi Subj my wow a 1 Bush Calls for More support Europe must not turn inword4 by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer Speyer Germany a president Bush hinted sunday that Germany should play a bigger role in the Gulf crisis and urged the reunited country to a take responsibility for world leadership. In remarks prepared for delivery during his six hour visit with Chancellor Helmut Kohl Bush warned that a Europe must not turn inward As it forges its Post cold War future. Bush began the speech during a midday visit to the 2,000-year-old City of Speyer but spoke Only a few lines before the threat of heavy Rains forced him to Cut Short his delivery in the text of his speech however Bush had planned to say that a new challenges to peace and Freedom Are arising from Distant i a rewards naked aggression if we conclude that these challenges Are not everyone a concern then we put at risk what has been achieved. Later in the Day however following a visit to Kohls Home in Ogger sheim Bush said he had made no special request that Germany bolster its role in the International Effort against Iraq. Germany has agreed to provide about $2 billion in support of the . Troop buildup in the Gulf area but citing constitutional barriers has walked at sending troops to the Region. The German Aid package has come under fire on Capitol Hill where members of Congress have pointedly said that the Federal Republic should do More. In Speyer Kohl also referred briefly to the Gulf situation telling Bush that germans a think of you in these Days of very difficult decisions and we have Trust and Confidence m Kohl said Germany and the International Community Hope that a peace genuine peace soon comes to the Middle East. A we know that you Are a peace Loving Man but also one who loves Justice a Kohl said. Otherwise the two leaders focused their Speyer re see Bush on Back Page kiss from Bush makes Rainy wait worthwhile its amps Lynda Davidson president Bush mingles with military families who huddled in the rain for hours at Ramstein a in Germany to Greet him. By Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a Stacy Sorrells waited four hours in the rain and wind for president Bush to arrive sunday but it was All Worth it. She was rewarded with a presidential kiss for her patience. Sorrells and her 15-year-old daughter Christina were among the hundreds of spectators who braved blowing rain on the Ramstein flight line for a glimpse of Bush and his wife Barbara. They were not disappointed. After the Bushes descended the stairs of air Force one and greeted the waiting dignitaries and officials they headed straight for the service members and families anxiously waiting behind barriers for a Chance to see the first couple. Colleen France was ecstatic. A the Shook All our hands a France said. A i never expected Bush pumped hands with her and her two daughters Jennifer 10, and Stephanie 12. Six year old Jacob missed the Opportunity but did no to seem to mind too much. He got to see the Marine one helicopter and the presidential plane. Like the Frances Teresa Gonzales and her 6-year-old daughter Lindsey arrived by 7 ., anticipating Large crowds for Bush a 11 Arrival. Lindsey who has seen Bush a Only in pictures a plans to relate the event to her first Grade class As part of her current events lesson. The Early Birds had to wait in cars and buses until 9 ., when Security police and secret service agents opened the Gates. Everyone had to undergo a close see kiss on Back Page Arab Summit called last Chance for peace Egypt up a . Secretary Genera Javier Perez de Cuellar said Sun in Taat a proposed Arab Summit was the t Chance to find a peaceful solution to the 2,. Meanwhile Canadas defense a Wuster suggested the multinational Force ship of re in May strike at Iraq without the eking of the United nations. La be of the 21 members of the Arab mine of agreed to the last ditch sump p Ppd by King Hassan of Morocco. Smilan How papers said sunday that Tian p president Hafez Assad and Egypt president Hosni Mubarak who met last week in Damascus Syria also approved of the Summit proposal but rejected the preconditions demanded by iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Saddam who on saturday reiterated that he had no intention of withdrawing his troops from Kuwait has said he would be willing to join an Arab Summit Only if the palestinian question was also on the Agenda. De Cuellar in Paris on sunday for an International economic conference praised the idea of an Arab Summit saying it May be the last Chance to Avert a War Over Kuwait invaded by Iraq on aug. 2. Meanwhile Canadian defense minister William Mcknight said at a news conference in Cairo that the International Force deployed in the persian Gulf May strike Iraq without a . Resolution authorizing Force to solve the crisis. The United states has proposed such a Resolution with the permanent members of the . Security Council. However China has sent mixed signals Over whether it would support such a Resolution. Mcknight said Canada would Preier the . Resolution should it become Nec Essary to forcibly oust iraqi troops from Kuwait. A if that Resolution cannot take place we have not ruled out the use of Force outside of that a he said. A i done to see a Lack of a . Resolution greatly affecting the like minded nations in the Gulf area a although i can Only speak of Canada has sent 1,700 naval and air Force troops to the Gulf Region since the invasion. Mcknight sidestepped a question see Summit on Back Page
