European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Crisis in the Gulf p be i Dieci stones and photos. Or to. ,s4 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 1. V to to v to a wi2 7. It a Rha Lei vol. 49, no. 266 monday january 7, 1991 a a 2f>t daily Fixl in n1rty d 8693 a a Quot parting is such Sweet sorrow wiping away tears capt. Charlie Neely left photo of the Georgia National guard holds close his crying children Dawn and Chuckie on Friday As his unit prepares to leave fort Gordon in Augusta for saudi Arabia. The sad scene is repeated at Moody fab Gay a As capt. Chris Castleberry right hugs his daughter Megan 5, goodbye while his wife Kini watches. About 400 troops left Moody on saturday for the Gulf. Saddam warns of Long War from wire reports Cairo Egypt a Saddam Hussein on sunday warned his people to Piearc Lor a Long bloody War with the United states and its allies but said Iraq would eventually be victorious. A the Battle you Are now waging is the Mother of All Battles with All the a crities this entails. The whole world and the forthcoming generations will speak about this Battle a said Saddam donning a Field marshals uniform. A a a a a a. A a a a a a a it is the role of the faithful to fight against tyranny against injustice against corruption and against the mad . Administration and its puppet the zionist entity Israel and against those damned people who have formed with them an Alliance of tyranny and injustice a Saddam said. Quot a you must not imagine that the Battle against tyranny represented by the american administration and its slogans of domination Wall be Short a he added vowing that a the Battle to expel the atheists and atheism from the sacred land of muslims will not be  meanwhile defense Secretary Dick Cheney warned Quot sunday that Saddam must withdraw his troops irom Kuwait under a Jan. 15 . Deadline or face the a very real threat of Force. President Bush has been a very firm and very Cleara Saddam must get out of Kuwait and he will not be Sog Saddam on Back Pago we re ready now Schwarzkopf says by Vince Crawley Middle East Bureau Eastern saudi Arabia nine Days before the . Deadline for a possible War with Iraq Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf said his troops Are ready. A we have been ready for a very Long time Oer Here and we just get More ready every Day a the top . General in saudi Arabia said sunday before he and King fahd of saudi Arabia reviewed about 600 . Soldiers airmen and National guardsmen. The general did not make any predictions about wednesdays meeting in Switzerland Between Secretary of state James a. Baker and iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz. A i think Secretary Baker is going Over there to do what Secretary bakery a been told to do by the president a said Schwarzkopf who a in charge of the . Central come. A my Job is just to do everything we can to take care of the great Young soldiers sailors airmen and marines he said. Before the King arrived late sunday morning Schwarzkopf mingled with the formation of troops gathered about 50 Miles from the kuwaiti Border. He put his arms around some gis and  hands. Then the King arrived with a motorcade of More than 60 vehicles most of the american made four wheel drives. Fahd Rode in a Black bulletproof Cadillac. A we did this with minimum harassment to the troops a Schwarzkopf said of the ceremony. A there was no big rehearsal he said. A we just brought Mem in the morning lined them up in formation then let the King go by and see some great american troops a he said. A and then he a Gonna leave  go Back to doing what they do  although Baker is due to meet the iraqis on wednesday for possible peace talks Jan. 15 is still the , deadline for Saddam Hussein to pull his forces out of Kuwait. Some top officers have said the multinational Force wont be completely ready to fight by the Middle of the month. A i agree with the president a we be talked too much about this readiness business a Schwarzkopf said. A i think we ought to just leave it that Way. We re ready now. We be been ready for a Long time. And Well continue to get ready every Day. A my guts told me the same thing Ever since i be been Here and that a we be got a big big Job to do Quot he said / a and every night when i go to bed. 1 think what in a going to do the next morning when i get up. And every Nikorn ing when i get up i think of what in a going to do every hour after that a he said. A. A a this is a big Enterprise Over Here a lot of responsibility. And i take it very very seriously a Schwarzkopf said. A and frankly half the night i think about it too. That a just the nature of the  american troops have been in saudi Arabia for five months and someone asked the general if he thought the King had waited too Long before visiting gis in the desert. The Royal visit was a a wonderful Ges see ready on Back Page fahd says pullout May by Vince Crawley Middle East Bureau Eastern saudi Arabia a american troops w ill go Home after the Gulf crisis is Over and Saddam Hussein might be Able to withdraw from Kuwait a without any further punishment Quot the King of saudi Arabia said sunday. _ for the first time since Iraq invaded Kuwait King fahd of saudi Arabia reviewed american and multinational troops and spoke with Western reporters near the kuwaiti Border. See photo Page 28. The King also said he was hopeful about wednesdays meet Imp Between Secretary of state James Baker and iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz. A we have an understanding with All the countries who sent their troops to operation desert shield that once the crisis is Over All the troops will go Back to their Homes a fahd said when he was asked about the likelihood of a Post crisis . Military presence in saudi Arabia. Fahd reaffirmed the american and . Stance that Saddam must unconditionally  Kuwait and that this weeks meeting will Only be successful if Iraq agrees to give up ground. A a the question is whether the iraqi foreign mini Eicre is going to the meeting with any readiness to discuss matters like this a fahd said. A if he goes there  a this w withdrawal then the meeting will be  the saudi King implied that he might he satisfied if Saddam pulls out of Kuwait. A it would be in his favor if he withdraws a tie King said. A that will make mallets easier Lor him. Maybe without any further punish  Quot should Iraq Vilh drava and it it Lias any demands of Kuwait then the two  sit together and discuss the matter Between themselves Quot the King said. 1 Alij said lie would support any agreement Between the kuwaiti and iraqi governments. He also said his see fahd on Back Page