European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 13, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7saddam still a villain to most americans new York a two thirds of americans surveyed in an associated press poll said the United states should strike Iraq militarily once again if it continues to secretly develop nuclear weapons. One year after iraqi president Saddam Hussein refused to give in to International pressure to withdraw forces from Kuwait he remains a formidable villain in the eyes of most americans the poll found. The uncovering of his nuclear program after the War has left americans suspicious and unsympathetic. A 61 percent majority said the United nations should continue to punish Iraq by cutting off Trade until Iraq proves it has halted nuclear weapons development. Only 26 percent agreed with an alternative opinion that the Trade Embar go must Stop because it makes innocent iraqi civilians suffer. The Telephone poll of 1,004 adults was taken Jan. 2-5 by ice Survey research group of Media a. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage Points. The poll found 65 percent approved of president Bush a decision to go to War a year ago. This approval rate was Down from 74 percent a week after the War began and 73 percent six months after the bombing began. However the disapproval rate 25 percent has not risen significantly. Approval dropped because More people said they done to know their position or refused to answer the question. If High approval continues this election year Bush could Benefit politically especially among men who Are about a third More Likely than women to Back the decision to go to War. But the poll also shows weak spots in the Public a approval. About two thirds or 67 percent of those surveyed said the United states should have continued fighting to Force Saddam from Power. Just As in an a poll six months ago less than a fourth of americans agree with Bush a decision to Stop Short of overthrowing the iraqi president. Most republicans polled wanted Saddam ousted but 71 percent of republicans still rated the . Military Effort As successful. A slim majority of both democrats and independents said the War was Only somewhat successful or not at All successful. Overall among americans 16 percent said the . Military Effort was completely successful 36 percent said it was mostly successful 36 percent said it was Only somewhat successful and 9 percent said it was not at All successful. After Bush halted combat feb. 27, 1991, americans were treated to a succession of memorable scenes of . Victory. They included the iraqi acceptance of . Cease fire conditions Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf triumphant briefing the return of Kuwait to its people and Homecoming parades for american troops. Yet those images were interspersed with disturbing pictures of starving kurd kuwaiti brutality toward iraqi sympathizers and Saddam a persistent  hopefuls woo voters throughput . By Jill Lawrence the associated press Berlin . A Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton courted new Hampshire paper Mill workers saturday saying government should fight layoffs with tax credits while Iowa a Tom Harkin told South Dakotas he was a the Best Hope Rural America  californians Jerry Brown visited a boys club in new Hampshire former sen. Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts rallied his Campaign workers nearby and Nebraska sen. Robert Kerrey visited the West coast. On the Republican  president Bush plans to visit recession bound new Hampshire on wednesday and commentator Patrick Buchanan has been stumping hard in the state As the focus intensifies on new Hampshire and its feb. 18 presidential primary the first in the nation. Clinton focused his message on the grim toll of layoffs. A if i were president today if i were George Bush coming up Here trying to save my Bacon in new Hampshire a Clinton said he would offer an investment tax credit to Mill operators in Exchange for a Long term commitment to preserve jobs. A Clinton who last week posted notable gains on the labor front told Union members he does no to believe a right to work Law would help the country. He said Arkansas has one because its voters twice opted to keep it. A a that a not my strategy a he said. A fall that will do is drive wages Down without making the country More  Clinton also said Japan closes plants often without economic dislocation because a unlike in America they done to treat their workers like  he said the United states should have a lifelong worker training and retraining program and Stop treating workers like a disposable paper cups and  meanwhile Tsongas rallied volunteers at his Manchester mass., Headquarters then had them canvass the City the rest of the Day. Brown was at the Nashua boys club and in Merrimack. Harkin arriving in Sioux Falls s.d., told sign waving supporters he was convinced he could a whip George democratic presidential hopeful Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton Center chats with workers saturday in Berlin . Herbert Hoover Bush i know i  Harkin a member of the Senate agriculture committee said he has fought for Farmers and Small towns his whole career. A i believe i am really the Best Hope that Rural America has a he declared. Campaigning for delegates in South Dakota a feb. 25 democratic presidential primary Harkin pointed to Japan a Promise at the end of Bush strip to import up to 20,000 More american made cars a year. A a that a a Victory a Harkin scoffed. Harkin was also critical of a Kerrey proposal to create a National health care plan. He said Kerrey a concept would Cost too much. Kerrey would boost payroll taxes 4 percent for employers and 1 percent for employees to help fund the program Harkin said. He said the Kerrey Bill has no co sponsors and is a doomed to  Harkin promised to push through a different National health care package if elected but acknowledged that details have not been drawn up yet. Harkin disputed the notion that cutting interest rates alone will stimulating the faltering . Economy. He told Minnehaha county democrats the difference Between himself and his rivals is that they Are a microwave democrats who Are half baked in comparison with a a real Democrat like Roosevelt and  a a in a a slow cooked Long baked True to the Core Democrat a Harkin said. A a. We can to run As warmed Over  dilemma could be made in the .a. Washington up president Bush need Only look out his window when he wants a glimpse of How the japanese have captured the heart of the american driving Public. About two thirds of the cars and trucks parked in the White House parking lot Are foreign and most of them Are japanese. Toyota Nissan hondas and Maz Das predominate Volvo jaguars and Volkswagen Are sprinkled into the mix. The Boston Globe took the trouble to count cars in the privileged lot next to 1600 Pennsylvania ave. And published its findings saturday. The news paper did make note that the official White House limousines Are made in the United states. In All 39 of the 63 cars and trucks in the lot were foreign made. And among those Wheeling around in a foreign make was Marlin Fitzwater the chief spokesman for the president. A yes but its a Good car a Fitzwater said of his 1980 Mercedes. A a in be had it for More than 10 years and in a keeping  one staffer who requested anonymity said he has never owned an american car and does no to see Why he should feel compelled to. A we live in a land of Quality but we sure ainu to the Best in autos a he said. Former White House official James Cicconi said his Nissan was a better product than the Pontiac he used to own. Bush returned this week from a 10-Day Trade trip to Japan Australia Singapore and South Korea. Accompanying him were the leaders of the big three . Automakers and executives of More than a dozen other american corporations. The president pronounced the trip a Success even though the . Automakers Felt the japanese had yielded very Little in Trade concessions. Meanwhile critics continued to blast Bush for failing to attend to Domestic needs. Conservative columnist Patrick Buchanan waging a Long shot Challenge to Bush in the Republican primary admitted on a recent television show that he drives a Mercedes. Buchanan said he owns a Cadillac but it is usually in the garage. A general motors and Ford and these Guys did a bad Job in the 1970s,�?� he said adding he once bought Cadillac on three consecutive occasions and came up with a three straight