European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 22, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 War in the Gulf women in War of Oil shows kuwaiti woman identified As Indus prepares to throw a grenade during combat raining at fort Dix . Women among kuwaiti nationals training to liberate their Homeland by Melanie Burney the associated press fort Dix . A kuwaiti women Here Are getting something they were never allowed Back Home a combat training. There arc eight women among the 212 kuwaiti volunteers recruited by the kuwaiti embassy in Washington. After a crash course in combat training they will return to the Middle East to join the fight against Iraq. A it will be great to have both sexes participate in the War. I think women and men can do the same Job a said it. Col. Jawad Saud a member of the kuwaiti army overseeing the training. The kuwaiti women were attached to the 91-member b co. During drills tuesday. They crawled through barbed wire obstacle. Courses and practice tossing grenades zeroing in on makeshift bunkers and plastic targets. Sands of time a a in a Tough. In a just like the boys now a said Laio a 20-year-old biology student at american University in Washington . A i done to want anyone to feel that because in a a girl i have to be taken care of or scared in my own  the . Army requested that last names not be used out of consideration for family members still in Kuwait. The volunteers also requested that hometowns not be disclosed. 3 some women said they hop a the War creates More opportunities for kuwaiti women who do not have the right to vote. A it Means that things Are going to be getting better for women a rights. Change always comes with War a said Eman a 19-year-old restaurant and hotel management student at Northern Virginia Community College in Fairfax a. R most of the kuwaiti volunteers were students at american colleges some will serve As interpreters or guides for Allied forces in the War zone. Most of the women have medical or Legal training. This is the second group of kuwaiti nationals trained at fort Dix. One Day before the allies began bombing Baghdad Iraq 291 kuwaitis wrapped up a crash course and headed to saudi Arabia. The latest group began arriving at the processing and training base last weekend for the most Basic of training. The Normal eight week course is being condensed to about two weeks. What they Lack in military skills the kuwaitis make up for with enthusiasm and determination to free their Homeland. Some were in Kuwait during the aug. 2 iraqi invasion. A a they re supercharged. They re 220 volts a said base commander Gen. James w. Wurman. A a that a the Best Way to describe  i new York apr a majority of americans Teel women should participate in the fighting against Iraq but 64 percent in an associated press poll reject sending mothers of Young children to the War zone. A a we re getting More used to seeing women toting rifles in the army Quot said Christine Williams author of. Lender differences at  but sending mothers into combat May Quot violate some very deep ideas about appropriate sex roles in our  a about three in live or 6i percent of the 1,007 adults polled on 1 be. 13-17 said most men Are better suited to combat than most women. Less than 1 percent a said women Are better suited and35 percent said men and women Are equally suited. A awhile 56 percent Saul women should participate in the lighting Only 45 percent would be willing to have a woman from their family tight compared with 74 percent willing to have  from their Ianuly in operation desert storm. The Public a reluctance to Send mothers into War is not matched when it conies to fathers. Deploying men who have Young children is acceptable to 68 Percy no and unacceptable to 28 percent. Fat Hie is of Young children were exempted in the Vietnam War draft. When Congress created the Volunteer armed services military officials warned they  mechanism to ensure a War would not create orphans Stiehn said. A gender Gap shows up on willingness to have a wife daughter air sister fight a. Feeling held by 51 percent of men and 40 percent of women. The Pentagon says 16,300 single parents and 1,200 military couples with children Are on duty in the persian Gulf Region and members of Congress Are demanding to know Why. A. The military a position is that the parents were volunteers who knew military service could involve War. Advocates of equal rights have mixed feelings believing accomplishments in War could boost the women a movement. Some support a gender Neutral rules that would assure one Parent at Home but not necessarily the  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 22, 1951 a a British Canberra twin Jet bomber flew 2,100 Miles from Aldergrove Northern Ireland to Gander Newfoundland in 4 hours and 37 minutes the fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing Ever. \30 years ago today. Feb. 22, 1961 a air Force capt. Virgil l. Grissom Navy cmdr. Alan b. Shepard and Marine it. Col. John Glenn were selected from the list of seven astronauts to begin final training for a manned rocket flight expected to take place in Tavvo to three months.20 years ago today. Feb. 22, 1971 a san Antonio police said a teen age girl told them she and two teen age boys All of whom had been taking Ltd kidnapped a wealthy san Antonio woman from her Home drove her into the country and shot her to death As she pleaded for mercy. 10 years ago today. Despite Praise. Patriot missile has shortcomings Powell says a a feb 22. A so Ireland a Ean Ronn cd Oghlan shattered his world indoor mile record by two full seconds with a 3 50 6 clocking at the san Diego sports Arena. A a a by the Washington Post Washington a Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff told Congress tuesday that the Patriot missile is doing a Good Job of intercepting iraqi scud missiles but is not always destroying the enemy War a head or achieving a a catastrophic  Powell a comments to the House defense appropriations subcommittee was. The highest level suggestion to Date that the patriots duels with incoming scuds above Israel and saudi Arabia have revealed shortcomings in the much praised . Anti missile missile. In addition to the problem of unexploded Licud warheads there also is concern about the Shower of debris resulting from close in intercepts. A sen. Arlen Specter r-pa., said wednesday he had been advised by knowledgeable sources that the Patriot should be intercepting the scuds much sooner after launch to prevent warheads and missile parts from showering cities and installations targeted by Iraq Awer Riff unc i zoning he re in a new fill the said one sense we can he thankful that patriots Are doing As Well As they Are. But there a a body of thought that the patriots should be intercepting the scuds at a much earlier Point some even say shortly after  a spokeswoman for Raythelon the prime contractor for the Patriot system had no comment wednesday on the patriots performance but noted that a software upgrades had been provided recently to Patriot batteries operating in the Middle East the implication Wash hat Raythelon is attempting to make improvements to the system As it learns More about the weapons performance under actual combat conditions a the Patriot was not designed to defend whole cities. Its principal role is defending Small targets such As airfields radars or military installations. A the missile s record is expected to figure in the debate Over the administrations sharply increased request for fiscal 1992 funding of the strategic defense initiative. Defense Secretary disk Cheney and others have argued that the Success of the Patriot demonstrates the feasibility of missile defense. Speaking to employees at a Raythelon an t Irr a n in Var m ass a it m feb 5 a re so Dan t Bush said a not every intercept results in tidal destruction. But Patriot is proof positive that missile defense works a