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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 in the military profits i w problems q Day 1. The problem Day 2, the Money q Day 3, the illness the  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning leaders close 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a vol. 49, no. 220 tuesday november 20, 1990 previous age by signing historic cafe treaty Paris up a leaders of 22 nato and Warsaw pact nations signed a massive conventional arms treaty monday ending a four decade Era of cold War tension by eliminating the risk of Surprise attack in Europe. The treaty signing launched a 34-nation Summit of the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe a three Day extravaganza ushering in a new age of East West Harmony just a year after the Berlin Walls dra Matic fall. Re charter of Paris for a new Europe which declares a new Era of democracy peace and Unity a was to be signed wednesday at the summits formal conclusion. We re putting an end to the previous age a French president Francois Mitterrand said moments before the 110-Page conventional forces in Europe pact was signed by 22 Heads of state in a Chan delivered conference Iraq plans to double its troops in Kuwait room at the Elysee Palace. Only a few hours later soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev called for further arms talks aimed at reducing Short Range nuclear weapons and naval based armaments in addition to Sharp curbs on troop Levels throughout Europe. The cafe treaty sets strict ceilings on tanks artillery see cafe on Back Page by the associated press Iraq monday said it will Send 250,000 More troops to Kuwait More than doubling its military strength in the occupied kingdom. President Bush dismissed iraqis Promise made a Day earlier to free All foreigners by March. The troop buildup was announced by the iraqi news Agency 11 Days after Bush said 200,000 More . Soldiers would be shipped to the Region to bring the american Force to 430,000. Previously Iraq was believed to have about 170,000 troops in Kuwait and about 250,000 men in Southern Iraq. On sunday Iraq said it would free the estimated 2,000 remaining westerners stranded in Iraq and occupied Kuwait Between Christmas and March 25 a unless something would take place that Mars the atmosphere of  iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been releasing westerners a few at a crisis in the related stories and photos pages 2, 3 and 28 time and scores of freed americans flew Home from London monday. Bush called the iraqi announcement a bid to buy time. A this cynicism of starting to release them on Christmas Day will be seen by the world As a total ploy a he said in Paris where nato and Warsaw pact leaders signed an arms reduction treaty. Bush used the gathering of 34 leaders to try to win More support for a . Res see Iraq on Back Page endless stint of Gulf duty leaves gis lives in limbo by Randy Pruitt staff writer in saudi Arabia a War takes an obvious toll. So does waiting for War. The Strain shows in the Dusty Young races in the desert outposts in the slump a a Gray haired i baking in line outside me fax in the Frank honest language soldiers use. Speak of things they know and wonder out loud about things they done to until recently most thought they Ould be rotated Back to the United  Europe after some limited stint of duty with operation desert shield. Now following recent word from Sec retail of defense Dick Cheney they  be in saudi Arabia for the a Gulf crisis. Not Only will no Ops be rotated out but an additional 200,000 americans Are being deployed to the Region. Denying rotations has angered Many service members who done to relish the Prospect of spending More time Here. A i done to like it at All a said tech. Sgt. Shelton St. Louis of the new York Borough of Queens. Assigned to the 438th aircraft generation so from Mcguire fab n.j., he has been in saudi Arabia since aug. 18. A a in be got a wife and an 8-month-old baby a he said. A my daughter had no Teeth when i left. Now she has four. They told me id stay six months. I was looking Forward to february but i just gave up. First sgt. Dallas Valentine of the 57th signal in from fort Hood Texas Learned about the stay put policy four Days ago see gis on Back Page a making history a amps Jim Derheim Gen. John r. Galvin Speaks to two of the soldiers a pets. Harry Melinkoff Center and Rolander Durr right a he says Are a making history by deploying to the persian Gulf. Galvin paid a visit to he co 4th in 159th aviation regt As it was Busy loading its equipment onto rail cars at the Bobingen maintenance facility in Germany. See Story on Page 3.  
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