European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Germany vol. 50, no. Sunday april 14,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the arvo . Will not fight in Iraq won f i / War Maxwell fab Ala. A president Bush saturday vowed to provide massive Relief to kurdish refugees in Iraq but pledged that no american Soldier would be a shoved into a civil War in Iraq that a been Goin on in a speech at the air War College and the air command and staff College Here Bush continued the administrations tack of warning Iraq against attacking the kurd in the Sanctuary zone but promised to pull . Forces out of Iraq. President Bush is using a series of commencement speeches to Lay out Domestic and foreign policy goals after the persian Gulf War and other dramatic world changes. Aides said he planned to give sharper definition to his often used phrase a new world the term As explained by administration loft cuts generally refers to the evolving geopolitical Structure of the world in the Wake of the end of the cold War. Bush said the United states a will not tolerate any interference in this massive Relief operation. We will want to help the iraqi refugee victims of Saddam Hussein s brutality.�?�. Bush again insisted that Saddam must be removed from Power before Iraq can rejoin the world Community. A a a a a with Saddam in Power Iraq will remain a pariah nation a Bush said. Critics have accused the president of verbally inciting the iraqi people to overthrow Saddam but failing to provide any military assistance to help the Effort. A internal conflicts have been raging in Iraq for Many years a a he said. A a we re going to continue to help these refugees but i do not want any single Soldier or airman shoved into a civil War in Iraq that s been going on for Bush a wide ranging remarks also focused on european and soviet relations in the. A new world order after the demise of the cold War the president said the path of Reform in the soviet Union a must in his speech saturday Bush extended support for soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev a Reform efforts while also calling for peaceful negotiation to resolve the soviet Union s civil unrest. A much has changed Quot Bush said a the path of International cooperation fostered by president Gorbachev and manifested most clearly in the persian Gulf Mark see Iraq on Page 10 environment threatened a tug boat sprays water on the Haven an Oil Tanker that has been burning in the Harbor of Genoa Italy since an explosion thursday. Three More explosions rocked the Tanker saturday spreading flames Over the sea and heightening fears of a major environmental disaster in the Mediterranean. See Story on Page 8. For Gas War Gao reports by the Washington Post washing i on a . Soldiers were poorly trained and equipped to confront a. attack in the months preceding the . Military buildup in the persian Gulf Region congressional auditors concluded in a report that was withheld from Public release during the confrontation with Iraq. The general accounting office report completed in january documents unrealistic army training exercises serious equipment shortages weak planning inadequate leadership arid poor innovation in preparing a defense against possible Poison Gas attack. While commanders associated with operation desert storm had declined to estimate How Many soldiers would die in expected iraqi chemical attacks the Gao report states that 71 army chemical specialists interviewed for the report had predicted that More than half of exposed troops would be killed in a future Gas attack due to inadequate training. The army itself had forecast in one of its Field manuals prepared before the War that 25 percent of . Deaths in a chemical attack would be caused by the a Claustrophobia apprehension and panic created by wearing the military a protective gear for an extended see Gao on Page 10across ., proposed closures cause dismay Oscoda Mich apr there were clowns for the children and flags Hung from the ceiling but the Welcome Home party for desert storm veterans was a restrained affair As party goers Learned that their military base is one targeted for closure. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced plans Friday to close 31 major . Military bases including Oscodar a Wurtsmith fab and such Well known installations As fort Ord in California and fort Dix in new Jersey. The subject was on the minds of Many who attended a party at Wurtsmith on Friday for returning veterans of the persian Gulf War. Like people in other cities where a military base provides the Community a economic Backbone they said the Impact would be devastating. A we can to conceive of anything coming in Here that still Ever replace the social be Clits or the Economy provided by the base Quot said insurance Salesman Brunei to a like going to work Friday and finding a Pink slip in your paycheck Merlyn Bennett Grissom apr ind. Myles. A a we re talking about economic air Force officials who accompanied reporters to the party requested that the bases possible closure not be discussed. But that did t restrain some among the 3,000 who crowded into a cavernous air plane hangar. A a we re not Happy a said Donna Koenig Quot we re Happy to have the Guys Buck but it would still he brighter if we knew they would Wurtsmith is Home to a Squadron of aging b-52g bombers. It employs about 3,300 military people and 685 civilians. Hie base bolsters the Economy of Oscoda 170 Miles North of Detroit with $145 million in paychecks property taxes and consumer spending a year. Cheney said Friday that the proposed closures Are in line with the plan to reduce the number of people in the military by 25 percent by 1005. A smaller forces need fewer bases a he said. Quot its As simple As list of bases recommended for closure must be reviewed by an Independent panel before being forwarded to president bus and Congress for approval. The panel can Amend the list hut Bush and Congress must either accept or reject that list. House armed services committee analysts estimate that the closings will eliminate nearly 70,000 military see closures on Page 10
