European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition vol. 49, no 319 Friday March 1, 1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the u a armed forces. 356 d 8693 a aids quiet on the front Iraq agrees to comply with Allied demands. From wire reports to get battlefields of the persian Gulf were quiet thursday. V broken by a six week beating in the air and on the ground iraqi president Saddam Hussein bowed to All Allied demands and hewed to the cease fire announced by president Bush. World leaders arid Ordinary americans alike hailed the cease fire that appeared to Herald the end of the persian Gulf War a and turned to the sober task of reckoning its costs in blood Money and hatred. A. A a a the cease fire is holding Fine a said the commander of British forces it. Gen. Peter de la Billie re. A i done to think there i much 1 Eft of the iraqis to have an incident  Allied military officials reported a few truce violations that were probably due to poor iraqi communications. At least 126 Allied troops were killed in the War. Seventy nine americans died including 28 in the ground Campaign and 213 were wounded. Non combat Macri War in the can deaths totalled 157, including 105 during operation desert shield. A a fifty six Allied troops were missing in action including 35 americans and 13 were prisoners of War including., nine americans. Iraqi casualties were tar higher with one estimate ranging up to 100,000. Allied commanders have refused to provide any count of iraqi War dead and Iraq has issued none recently. It a continuation of the cease fire was contingent on a halt to iraqi attacks a in the War zone or with missiles a and other conditions including the immediate release of prisoners of War and any captured civilians. The iraqi army was decimated by the allies lightning 100-hour land offensive see front on Page 10 Schwarzkopf scorns Saddam the strategist after the storm a smile steals across the usually serious face of desert storms commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf As he talks about the Success of Allied forces wednesday. The commander said his troops could have easily taken Baghdad Iraq. By Ron Jensen Middle East Bureau Riyadh saudi Arabia a it was the scorn of a triumphant general for a Leader his forces had overwhelmed. What did Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf think of iraqi president Saddam Hussein As a military strategist a a hah a the general answered. A was far As Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist he is neither. A strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts nor is he a tactician nor is he a general nor is he a Soldier. A other than that a he said with sarcasm a a he a a great military Man. I want you to know  Schwarzkopf sized up Saddam on wednesday night As he gave the world a lesson in Fife military strategy that was on the verge of breaking the iraqi dictators army. Less than 12 hours later the plan s Success became even More apparent. A a cease fire silenced the guns five Days after the land invasion to free Kuwait was launched. Schwarzkopf the commander of . Central come seemed eager to share his plan smiling As he began and tossing out a few lines for laughs. The Only time he lost his Edge was when he discussed the casualties which included 79 dead among . Troops at that Point a figure he called miraculously Low. A a it la never be miraculous to the families of those people but it is miraculous a he said choking for an instant on emotion. A v a a a a i. A. Schwarzkopf strategy used deception 1 see Saddam on Page 10 troops to by Chuck Vinch and Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a american service members should begin leaving the Middle East in a few Days hut it will be months before Overall . Force Levels in the Region decline significantly officials said thursday. A a \. The Pentagon said that each service is working to determine when it will begin redeploying troops from the persian Gulf. The first firm schedules should begin surfacing within a week. S a the . Centra come is a dusting off and reviewing redeployment plans that had been drawn up Well before the ground War began command spokesman Brig. Gen. Richard Neal said in Riyadh saudi Arabia. Although details Are still being discussed two Pentagon officials said Germany based units in the Middle East that Are due to be withdrawn from Europe still Are scheduled to first return to Germany. A the general plan is not to Send them directly Back to the states a one of the officials said. A a we a like them to return to their Home bases and then shut Down from  White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said wednesday night that the . Pullout would begin a within Days a but observers Are talking in terms of half a year to redeploy the bulk of the More than 500,000 . Forces in the theater. A it took us six months to get Over there and that was pushing things As fast As we could a said piers Wood of the Center for defense information a Washington think tank. A if 11 take at least that Long if not longer to go the other  Martin Binkin an analyst with the Brookings inst see Gulf on Page 10