European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 athe stars and stripes Friday March 8,1991in the Gulf peace in Mideast May be by David Tarrant. Brussels Bureau peace sweepstakes join the thousands of diplomats who already have sent in their ideas for peace in the Middle East. If your proposal is accepted you May he eligible for a free fact finding tour of the persian Gulf. Hurry. This a offer could expire at any moment. No such contest exists right now. But with All the ideas floating around for establishing a new Era of peace and Stabile the Wake of one in a series to in the Middle East the Post Gulf War diplomacy has taken on a distinctly sweepstakes flavor. After More than 40 frustrating years of wandering in a virtual desert of peace prospects Middle East diplomats Are racing toward what seems a veritable Oasis of Bright possibilities. But there Are still some lingering doubts that it All May amount to nothing More than another . A or Quot a a even As. Secretary of state James Baker left for the Middle East on thursday a variety of ideas a some competing and others overlapping were swirling about. A \ they included a proposal by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev for the United nations to help create a new Security arrangement in the persian Gulf Region As Well As a twin tracked approach promoted by the United states. That approach links a renewed attempt to resolve the israeli palestinian problem with a parallel Effort to make peace Between Israel and the Arab states at Large tempering the enthusiasm of diplomats is a wariness that the almost seamless Solidarity of the  mul Inatio. Nal coalition Over How to win the War against Iraq could easily unravel in ran Eor Over How to win the ensuing peace. A if we cannot win the peace our military Victory could turn out to be a pyrrhic Victory a the italian foreign minister Gianni , said after the end of hostilities. A a winning the peace will be much More difficult than winning the military conflict.�?�. Middle East experts said that Prospect appear Best for those proposals strongly supported by the coalition that fought against Iraq a out of All the area schemes that Are being debated and All the Bright ideas that Are being floated i think the key one to concentrate on is what the members of the coalition that did the., fighting will do a said Rosemary Hollis research Fel Low at London a Royal United services Institute an Independent defense think tank. A a a a a a a a a a a a a v a a a a a a a. All indications Are that the coalition is solidly behind establishing an Arab a peacekeeping Force. Eight Arab countries agreed in principle to such a proposal wednesday. Syrian and egyptian forces would form the nucleus of the Force which would also include the six nations of the Gulf cooperative Council. These nations a saudi Arabia Kuwait Oman Qatar Bahrain and the United Arab emirates a proved woefully inadequate to defend themselves from Iraq without outside help. A they can afford to buy lots of military equipment but they can to generate substantial military forces a said Don Kerr an analyst with the International Institute for strategic studies in London. A bringing in Syria and Egypt makes sense from that Point of View and politically  the Force will Likely be one part of a Security web throughout the Region emerging from consultations Between Arab and Western members of the coalition. Tied into the new Security arrangement Are both the United states and Britain which will continue to maintain a significant military presence in the Region several officials said. The policy of the United states and Britain clearly Calls for no permanent ground Force in the Region. But Secretary of defense Dick Cheney said sunday on can that a one of the things we be talked about with some of the folks in the Region is the possibility of leaving repositioned equipment for heavy divisions so that if we have to go Back we can do it in a much Shorter period of  working for a Mideast peace diplomats Are taking the place of generals at thie forefront of the persian Gulf crisis. Here is a Brief look at the diplomats plans to win the peace of the Region. A a proposal by soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev for the United nations to help create a new Security arrangement in the Gulf. A a twin tracked Quot approach promoted by the United states that links a renewed attempt to resolve the israeli palestinian problem with a parallel Effort to Mark peace Between Israel and the Arab states at Large. A a Call by France for a five Way Summit involving the permanent members of the u a Security Council to discuss the aftermath of the War. A a less specific Promise by the european Community to take a a global approach Quot to the stubborn regional problems including the Arab israeli conflict the palestinian question the lebanese crisis As Well As the aftermath of the Gulf War. A various proposals by numerous other countries on restricting weapons of mass destruction in the Region arms control and economic development and cooperation. A a a a a a a a an agreement by eight Arab nations in the  coalition against Iraq to form a peacekeeping Force to maintain postwar Security in the Gulf. S8.s graphic also Likely is a a a beefed up naval presence in the persian Gulf a Cheney said As Well As a a More robust air  the Navy has kept forces in the Gulf since world War ii and the British have had several frigates there since the Start of the Iran Iraq War in 1980, rounding out the . And British presence will be regularly scheduled joint training exercises which would allow the smooth Transfer of . And British operational knowledge to the Arab forces. All but the most rabidly pro Western experts Rule out the possibility of the anti Iraq coalition forming a nato style pact to oversee peace and stability in the Region. A the members of the coalition came together in an and hoc Way if they turn it into a formal organization questions will be raised about the other Arab states not in the coalition Hollis said. But with iraqis Force decimated some experts question whether there is a significant enough threat to the Region to warrant a Large peacekeeping Force. At the moment the major threat to stability Sterns from a possible shiite revolution in Iraq sponsored by Iran Kerr said. Such fears also exist within saudi Arabia Bahrain and Kuwait which have Large populations of shiites one of the two main sects of islam Hollis however noted that those efforts by Iran a did no to come to a great  outbreak of civil rebellions in areas with concentrations of shiites in Southern Iraq also might prove too tempting for iraqis neighbors. A you can to have a political vacuum in a delicately poised Region a Kerr said. A that is liable to Mealii. Temptations to Iran to Turkey and to Syria to move in and a a Rasta Belize a Iraq he said. A and 1 done to think you a find anyone else in the Region who would like to see anyone of those states make a move across the Border a As a result of the disastrous showing by the soviet equipped iraqi military the soviet Union has lost much influence in the Region Kerr said a this has been the third major soviet trained soviet equipped Arab army to be Humilia tingly Defeated since 1967,�?� he said referring to egyptian iraqi and syrian military. Forces. A a that a rather too Short a time in which to have that sort of number of disasters. Its very bad for the  \ Turkey and Iran Are expected to gain influence. Middle East experts also Are intrigued by the fact that throughout the Gulf crisis All the non Arab Muslim states bordering the soviet Union a. Turkey Iran and Pakistan a held discussions on Mutual Security interests. A if the arabs get together their operation there might be this kind of counterbalance along the regions Northern tier from the non arabs Hollis said. As for the other major player in the Region Israel its ability to influence events depends on whether the country ultimately is accepted by the Arab Community. A it would Only be possible on the. Grounds of israeli acceptability a which could come about if they sit Down at a table with their neighbors and put together a genuine peace sign a treaty and get the Core of these Middle East problems sorted out a Kerr said. A so its up to them. If they want to play that s  a a in Kuwait City Kuwait apr the Wolf Burger has made its debut in Kuwait City and the . Military is set to enshrine its answer to big macs and whoppers in Short order kitchens that will feed american Gas in the next War. Mobile fast food stands called Wolf mobiles serving free hamburgers hot dogs French Fries and sodas have been the biggest Success of military cuisine in recent months. The brainchild of chief warrant officer 4 Wesley Wolf the fast food trailers started popping up across saudi Arabia after thanksgiving. Bored with the military a pre packaged or dehydrated meals soldiers lined up by the hundreds for the new fare. Wolf said the army s current thinking about wartime food focuses on survival rather than enjoyment but the fast food operations will be part of a major revamping of military fare. A a we re going to put together some Type of Short order Field Kitchen that can go out because of the popularity of this thing Quot the 43-year-old food Czar for operations desert shield and desert storm said wednesday. His newest Wolf Mobile parked at the Headquarters of task Force Freedom a the .. Military a emergency program to  Basic services in Kuwait a opened tuesday and by late wednesday had dished out More than 1,500 hamburgers. The menu at the new Wolf Mobile nicknamed Fields Grill after the Man who  it a staff sgt. Henry Fields 43, of Riverdale my. A features one Wolf Burger one hot dog French Fries and soda. Wolf of Monterey Calif is set to open two More Wolf mobiles in Kuwait City and he laments that he did t get one to Iraq before hostilities ended. He did however Cater sundays cease fire talks Between . Commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf and iraqi it. Gen. Sultan Hasheem Ahmad