European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 49, no. 951 Friday. December 21, 1990 St a y int sunday d 8693 a Shevardnadze quits in is warns foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze announces his resignation during an address at the Kremlin. Moscow apr foreign minister Eduard a Shevardnadze resigned without warning thursday telling the soviet parliament that a reactionary resurgence is threatening the nation with dictatorship. President Mikhail s. Gorbachev said he was stunned by the resignation of his longtime ally. A dictatorship is coming Shevardnadze his voice choked with emotion told the parliament. A no one knows what kind of dictatorship it will be what kind of dictator will come and what order things will  hard liners have been pushing Gorbachev to declare a state of emergency in the country a troubled areas and the president has asked the soviet legislature the Congress of Peoples deputies to Amend the Constitution to further strengthen his Power. Gorbachev took the podium hours later and said that before the resignation he had planned to make Shevardnadze his vice president under a government reorganization that would give the president More Power. He did not say whether he would still consider Shevardnadze for the Job. Speaking slowly and calmly Gorbachev said a i done to want either to simplify the situation or Over dramatize it. The main thing is not to fall into panic or even worse  a i personally condemn Quot Shevardnadze for abandoning the perestroika Reform program during a difficult time the soviet president said Gorbachev said he knew nothing about any attempt to establish a dictatorship but told deputies such aeon Bush kicks out new warning in verbal assault an Saddam by the associated press president Bush on thursday was reported to have told members of Congress that iraqi president Saddam Hussein must be made to realize a a he a going to get his ass kicked Quot if it comes to War. The Street fighting rhetoric came a Day after a senior officer questioned us. Combat readiness in the Gulf and As defense chiefs warned that , air Power could punish Iraq even if ground forces were not ready by Jan. 15. The mid january Date is the deadline set by the United nations for Iraq to depart Kuwait which it invaded aug. 2, before having to face the possibility of attack a the air part of the Force for example reaches its level of readiness earlier than the others a Pete Williams a top aide to . Defense Secretary Dick Cheney warned in saudi Arabia. On wednesday a . Commander said american  Bush on Back Page by Randy Mcclain staff writer serious food shortages have started to plague commissaries throughout Europe and the problem could last for several weeks because of operation desert shield officials said thursday. The Lack of food is a result of transportation problems associated with the military buildup in the Middle East said army and air Force commissary officials. Commissary merchandise is typically delivered by ship in 40-foot containers. It is then loaded onto flatbed trucks and hauled to army and air Force commissaries throughout Europe. _ Denise Gomes a spokeswoman for the army commissaries and Gary Dull director of the air Force commissary systems Central european Region said a Lack of truck vans a the Frame and wheels a has left dozens of containers filled with merchandise sitting at see commissaries in Back Page Leonard s lose edition Koukl arise in the country continued to sink into disorder. Immediately alter Gorbachev spoke lawmakers voted 1,549-52, with 11 abstemious to ask Shevardnadze tit stay in the Job. Gorbachev said he had spoken with Shevardnadze shortly after ids speech in an Effort to persuade Hin Mot to quit. But foreign ministry spokesman Vitaly Churkin said the resignation was  he said Shevardnadze would remain in the Job until a new foreign minister is chosen when the Congress adjourns next week. There was immediate speculation that Deputy foreign minister Yevgeny Primakow an Arab Spee Waist who has been Gorbachev personal envoy to the persian Gulf was a possible successor. The White House took a cautious Altitude to the announcement. A a it a not entirely Clear what the situation is. We need to clarify that first before saying anything further while House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said. Shevardnadze was to have participated in a .-soviet Summit Oil arms control and other issues in Moscow on feb 11-13. Secretary of state James Baker who had forged a close working relationship with  on issues ranging from arms control to the Gulf crisis said he foresaw no change in . And soviet relations. Baker also warmly praised Shevardnadze. A on a personal note let me state that in be known see soviets on Back Page War would be by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a if War erupts in the Middle East american taxpayers will quickly find out. What their $2 trillion bought them during the military buildup of the 1�?~jhos. Many major weapons systems How in use came of age in the past decade. But except for Brief missions like the 19s9 invasion of Panama none has been tested in combat a certainly not the kind of sprawling Battle that is envisioned in the persian Gulf. And any inherent problems will be compounded by the harsh desert environment in the area which is far More formidable than any desert training site in the United states. Reports filtering out of saudi Arabia Are already detailing How the. Extremely Fine desert Sand is wreaking havoc on delicate High tech systems during routine training u situation that would Only intensify in combat / Pentagon officials offer repeated assurances that the weapons will work but an explosive controversy Over the Navy a troubled a-12 stealth Ai re r a it program m b a s c i t is w on d e f i no How it a by weapons Are already in the Field with problems continued on Page 3