European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside Magazine authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 265 sunday january 6, 1991 a a daily rx1 Sui Hlay d 8693 time nearly up Bush warns by the associated press president Bush on saturday told Saddam Hussein that a time is running out and issued an ultimatum to the iraqi Leader a withdraw from Kuwait or face the terrible  a in a nationally broadcast radio address Bush said Secretary of state James Baker will deliver one mess a to Saddam Stop Diplomat in a meeting wednesday in Geneva remove occupying troops from Kuwait immediately and unconditionally. A Bush said bakery a meeting with foreign minister Tariq Aziz a will not be secret diplomacy at work.�?�,the president also said delays past the  Jan. 15 deadline for iraqi withdrawal will be unacceptable. A each Day that passes Saddam a forces also fortify and dig deeper into Kuwait a Bush said in a message taped for broadcast. A we risk paying a higher Price in the most precious currency of All a human life a if we give Saddam More time to prepare for  further he said each Day brings More terror and suffering for the people of Kuwait. Bush emphasized that the Jan. 15 deadline is Quot not a deadline for our own armed forces a whose numbers in the Gulf Are expected to reach 4011,000. A still time is running out a the Fresi Dent said. Quot it s running out because each Day that passes brings real  the president said bakery a Mission is  step before committing . Troops to Battle but he added that holding off has its costs. A we risk paying a higher Price in the most precious currency of All a human life a if we give Saddam More time to prepare Lor War Quot he said. A a at stake is not simply some Distant country called Kuwait Quot he said. A at stake is t he kind of world we inhabit a Bush spoke hours before lunching with  Javier Perez de Cuellar at Camp David my. Officials said Bush wanted the . Leaders perspective on resolving the crisis. Iraq s Deputy prime minister. Taha Yassin Ramadan warned saturday that any War involving his nation would extend to a other Arab and islamic nations. An iraqi government daily on saturday see Bush on Back Page Gulf bound gis get special Send off. A. A amps Gus Schuettler Vernon Walters . Ambassador to Germany visits with troops at Rhein main a before they leave for saudi Arabia. By Crystal la urfa no Start writer Rhein main a Germany a in he. . Ambassador to Germany bid Farewell saturday to one of the. Last Germany based units heading to the persian Gull. As Vernon Walters walked through a Large tent used As a holding area Tor departing troops he reassured soldiers of the 4th in >7th Armor of i Liedberg that he has been m their shoes. A a in be gone through this a Lew times in my Hie. World War ii then to Korea and Vietnam a said the retired army lieutenant general. �?o1 know Bow you feel. A a you re not sure it you re going Towar. Of course in my Case we did a lie said to live soldiers gathered around a bunk. Quot its a very a important thing you re doing we have to show the world that aggression does no to  spent nearly an hour walking through the tent shaking hands giving pats on the Back and sharing a bit of in military experience with the troops. Atone Point reporters and camera  asked to move away so Walters could talk to the soldiers in some semblance of privacy. The ambassador also was on the a flight line when the group boarded its plane. Standing at the toot of the stairs leading to the air plane door he Shook hands once again and wished soldiers Good Lor tunic and a sate return. The visit was intended As a morale boost for Sompol the soldiers. A i think its very special that lies going around and talking to the soldiers a spec. I Heotis Clemons said. A its Nice to know that somebody cares. A and hey. Lie see gis on Back . Recycling old b-52 bombing strategy by Melissa Healy los Angeles times Washington if the United states and its allies go to War against iraqi troops in Kuwait the . Air Force plans to use the venerable b-52 bomber a and an even older and More controversial strategy known As carpet bombing a to ease the task of ground troops. In a War that would largely pit High technology equipped . Forces against waxes of Raqi tanks and Shock troops this strategy element for operation desert shield is decidedly Low tech. Under the plan More agile . Warplanes will Clear the skies and Knock out iraqi anti aircraft defences. Then the lumbering b-52s a most of them older than the pilots flying them a w ill begin dropping thousands of tons of bombs and a other explosives on Iraq s defensive lines. Their aim to stun a and possibly destroy a the hundreds of thousands of iraqi troops who have dug themselves into an elaborate network of fortifications across the Border from saudi Arabia. . Planners believe that after Days or weeks of steady bombardment iraqi troops would be so disoriented and worn Down that they would succumb to . Ground troops without much of a fight. A a it is a brute Force solution to an age old problem How to overwhelm entrenched Quot and numerically Superior forces without Pavina a terrible Cost in casualties. I. W. A in recent history carpet bombing also has evolved into a military tactic that carries a potent political message surrender now before a frontal assault a the real misery for both sides in any real Hattie a begins. But the effectiveness of such carpet bombing a also known As saturation bombing or strategic bombing a has been controversial since its inception. A in world War ii Korea and Vietnam such Large scale bombing raids inadvertently killed thousands of civilians and Friendly forces located close to enemy targets. And critics say that strategic bombing of the Vietnam Era left behind such chaos and devastation that it often was not Clear which Side suffered More a the fleeing Nenry forces or the . Ground troops that had to pursue them although . Officials say that bombardment operations arc now firmly part of the initial Battle plan for operation desert shield they concede that Pentagon planners remain divided Over the effectiveness of strategic bombing. Ground Force a commanders a in particular fear that the bombing will scatter the thousands of mines that Iraq has sown creating new More unpredictable patterns that re hound id pose obstacles to advancing . Tanks and armoured vehicles even so  troops in Kuwait continue to Jig in More deeply in Kuwait threatening to exact a bloody toll upon attacking . Ground forces the concept of employing preliminary Brymbo strikes is becoming More attractive defense analysis say. A i can t imagine we would try a frontal assault on these Field fortifications without some sort of firepower preparation a said Jeffrey record a1 former congressional military adviser now a senior analyst at bpm International. Inc., a defense consulting firm in Mclean a. At a time when the Pentagon is eager to retire the aging b-52s, the  using such bombers in operation desert shield also has generated debate Over How far the air Force should  to go in replacing cheap Long Range workhorses such As the b-52, with much Spitali or Munib Ersnt pricey new bombers such As the b-2 stealth. Already the b-52 Force dedicated a and specially equipped a to drop heavy. See b-52 on Back Page