European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Iraq s reinforcement plan May hike its vulnerabilities by Eric Schmitt new York times. Washington a the chairman of the joint chiefs Lof staff Gen. Colin l. Powell says iraqis decision to a Send 250,000 More soldiers to Southern Iraq and occupied Kuwait might create a new vulnerabilities for Iraq leather than added  i Powell in separate appearances on three network a morning news programs did not elaborate on his re Marks about the iraqi reinforcements which was announced on monday. But other Pentagon officials mentioned at least three ways that Iraq might be weakened by the move. First the act could turn Kuwait into a huge trap for a iraqi forces. Concentrated in a relatively Small geographic Region the iraqi troops would be More vulnerable to air attacks and to attempts to Cut their Supply and communications lines from Iraq. Second feeding and supplying 250,000 More troops Ion top of the 430,000 the Pentagon says Are already in i Kuwait and Southern Iraq would place tremendous strains on iraqis logistical support system. Some specialists on Middle East armies have estimated that it could Cost Iraq As much As $15 billion a year to feed and Supply the additional troops taxing an i Economy already feeling the Pinch of International Trade sanctions. J third president Saddam Hussein of Iraq would i probably draw some of the additional forces a a combi i nation of 150,000 newly organized reserves and seven fending  a a w 3rmy a a fr0m troops de tending Iraq s Borders with Iran Turkey and Syria iraqi defences along those frontiers would be weakened i reinforcements were diverted from the 100,000 i a s u in mountainous Border with Turkey it would make it More difficult for Iraq to put Down any insurgency among kurd in that Region y  Pepa Urt ent officials said there was no Indi a orces race and started to Send any of the addition a we have not seen any evidence of that deployment a Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. A if they re going to do it it could take Well Over a  Powell and other Dod officials expressed doubt that the reinforcements would dramatically increase the threat to the . And other Allied forces now in the persian Gulf Region. It s not Clear that Large numbers of additional probably less capable units significantly adds to his combat Power m theater a Powell said tuesday on the lbs news program a this  a thinking of doing some rotations and some reliefs in place a he said. A but at the moment its just part of his headline of the Day program where he tries to divert world opinion from his own  Powell said military intelligence would carefully Monitor any iraqi troop buildup but there were no immediate plans to add to the More than 150,000 american reinforcements that president Bush said on nov. Would be sent to the Gulf Region. 8 so of ers ready to leave Bench to join starting team in Gulf by Ron Mckinney staff writer Mainz Germany a sgt. Frank i Morales who volunteered for duty in saudi Arabia likens the deployment to an International basketball game a and he wants to be on the starting five. Morales 28, said he was looking for Ward to seeing whether he could per form on the real Battlefield As Well As he had been trained to do in simulated War a fare. A five years of training for a basketball game and now we get to play it a he said. Morales said he was intrigued by the adventure of War and the prestige of wearing a combat Patch. Still the Tough Guy turned soft when it came to telling his family that he had volunteered. A a they a probably think in a crazy a said Morales a tank systems Mechanic fro Hysham Mont. Morales is one of 14 soldiers in his Talion maintenance platoon in Wil Flecken Germany to Volunteer for a Transfer to a Mainz unit deploying to operation desert shield. That was three More than requested let 74-member platoon. I think we have the highest percent-,0 anyone to Volunteer to go. Wea Bunch of Good men a said 1st a. . Faber the battalion maintenance officer for 1st in 68th armoured regt at Wil Flecken. However those soldiers weren to the Only volunteers among the approximately 200 people processing into the 4th in 34th trod regt on tuesday. Sgt. 1st class Joseph Krill the personnel administration Center supervisor for the Bat Alion said a majority of the newcomers were volunteers. Most of those Wil Flecken volunteers believed they Ould eventually be deployed to saudi Arabia anyway and wanted to go with soldiers they could Trust. A i know these Guys will cover for me if i need it a said 8�?~ James Kerns 32, an my tank Mechanic from East a amps l Emmett Lewis or. Staff sgt. Dwayne Selph gives sgt. Frank Morales a vaccination during his units processing for Gulf deployment at Lee Barracks. Pm Shore my. Most of the soldiers did no to Tell their families that they had volunteered for deployment to the Gulf. Instead some claimed their number was called. A a they a shoot me in the head a said spec. Anthony Galasso 23, of Long Island . Spec. Randy Holeman a tank Turret Mechanic said volunteering seemed like the thing to do. A a that a Why i joined the army a said Holeman 21, of port Townsend Wash. A i train for War every  Gulf briefs2 combat support hospitals to pack up ship to desert Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a within the next few weeks two combat support hospitals will be packed up and shipped to operation desert shield from the Kaiserslautern area. On saturday morning 75 soldiers from the 7th medical come will begin unpacking and taking inventory of one of the Hospital sets at the 8th combat equipment cons site at Rhine ordnance Barracks. Capt. Stephen Mcgurk Supply officer for the company said he expects the soldiers to take a week to 10 Days to completely inventory and repack the Hospital equipment. The soldiers will inventory the equipment in a humidity controlled warehouse which Mcgurk said had been emptied for the project. The 7th medical come soldiers will be helped by Mcgurk a troops who will be driving forklifts and moving some of the heavy equipment. When the first unit has completed its inventory a second unit will arrive at the Barracks to repeat the process with the second Hospital Mcgurk said. He said other Supply Sites also Are providing hospitals for the troops in saudi Arabia but the number is  can get Extension on correspondence courses fort Monroe a. A soldiers taking army correspondence courses who Are deployed to desert shield can receive their course material in the Middle East and get an Extension on their one year course completion deadline. To receive the Extension soldiers can write to the army Institute for professional development Atic is fort Eustis va., 23604-5121. Soldiers who want their course materials sent to them in the Middle East must notify the Institute of address changes. Germany based soldiers preparing to deploy to saudi Arabia can make these arrangements by calling the institutes european office in Grafe Wohr at ets 475-7127.homeless evicted at armory to free room for guardsmen Newton mass. Apr about 150 homeless people who sought shelter in a National guard armory were evicted to make room for 200 guardsmen mobilizing for service in the Middle East. A a it a part of the craziness of these times a Philip Man Gano executive director of the greater Boston adult shelter Alliance said monday. A operation desert shield takes precedence Over the sort of Basic shield for people. Its a bizarre  the homeless sheltered in the armory in the West Newton Section were moved about seven Miles to an armory in Cambridge guard officials said. Mangano said such a move is traumatic for people who must now get used to new surroundings. A the time to warehouse people has passed and nothing shows that More than the events of this weekend when we were forced to Deal with human beings As though they were less important than the weapons being brought Here a Mangano said. About 200 members of the 972nd my combat unit of the army National guard Are to be processed through the armory before being  bibles provided to Gulf troops by Gideons Nashville Tenn. Apr Gideons International says it has provided More than a half million bibles to . Troops in saudi Arabia. A we target the highways and byways of life to reach people who  otherwise walk into a Church a said . Vardell Gideonse budget services manager. Some 575,000 bibles have accompanied . Soldiers to saudi Arabia he said tuesday. The bibles were requested by chaplains stationed in the United states and in saudi Arabia Vardell said. Some troops brought the bibles with them and other copies were shipped to bases in the moslem country said Vardell. Since last year Gideons sent 1.5 million bibles to the soviet Union and 600,000 to Eastern Europe with 1 million More to be sent there in coming months Vardell said. Gideons based in Nashville has distributed 500 million old and new testaments since 1908