European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thestle amps 1942-1992 50 years of service sebsb8se�8eiz.rz vol. 51, no. 38 350 a ,.� inc by so Rry a a is monday May 25,1992 a Rosr Tok d 8693 flags and Flowers for the fallen a amps Gui Safiu Etlor a Wreath of Flowers stands out in a Field of tombstones and flags at the ardennes provided an Honor guard for the ceremony. The can celery is the resting place for 5,328 american military cemetery near Lyttge Belgium where a memorial Day ceremony Quot . killed in world War 11. The Structure in the Back bears the was held saturday. Soldiers from the 2nd in 32nd Field arty of Giessen Germany insignia of the major . Units that operated in Northwest Kurop during the drops supremacy strategy by Patrick e. Tyler the new York times Washington a the Pentagon has revised a draft of its Post cold War strategy dropping language from an earlier document advocating the perpetuation of a one superpower world in which the United states would work to prevent the Rise of any a a competitors to its Primacy in Western Europe and East Asia. The new document approved by defense Secretary Dick Cheney on Friday Sharpens the american commitment to collective military action As a a key features of . Strategy and looks Forward to the decline of military investment As the principal Means of balancing Power among nations. With far More diplomatic language than in an earlier draft the new document forsakes any goal of preventing the emergence of a any potential future global competitors and stresses the importance of strengthening International organizations such As the United nations for resolving disputes. The elimination of what was a dominant theme in the earlier draft reflects High level input from both Cheney and Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff senior Pentagon officials said. The new language represents a significant retrenchment and appears to have discredited the idea expressed in internal administration foreign policy discussions that the United states should focus its energies on containing German and japanese aspirations for regional leadership the nearly final draft Lias been circulating in the Pentagon since april 16. A copy was provided to the new York limes by an administration official who believes the debate on Post cold War strategy should be conducted in Public. The earlier draft dated feb. 18, was roundly criticized in the White mouse and in foreign capitals after its disclosure in the new York l Imes in March. Prepared under the supervision of the Pentagon a undersecretary for policy Paul d. Wolfowitz the earlier draft implied that a competing Power or Alliance of nations bolstered by surging economic strength in Germany or Japan could arise from these nations and eventually express their rivalry with America see Dod on Page 2baker urges sanctions against Yugoslavia from wire reports Lisbon Portugal a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said sunday that he will seek . Sanctions against Yugoslavia to end Serbia a involvement in the civil War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Baker also urged the european Community to isolate Serbia economically with Trade sanctions. His remarks reflected . Irritation with the 12-nation dec for not acting forcefully to end the bloodshed in Bosnia he called . Military intervention in Yugoslavia a very a we Nad to face several hypothetical questions like that before the persian Gulf War against Iraq he said. He ruled out the unilateral use of . Troops in Yugo Slavia saying a we Are not and cannot be the worlds a clearly none of us should try to find reasons not to seek measures to end what is truly a humanitarian Nightmare in the heart of Europe a Baker told a news conference. He spoke following a meeting of More than 50 nations on Aid to the former soviet republics. The two Day meeting was overshadowed by the continuing violence in Bosnia. More than 2,200 people have been killed in Bosnia and 7,600 wounded since the republics slavic muslims and croats voted for Independence feb. 29. Serbs who account for one third of Bosnia a Popula Tion of 4.3 million oppose Independence. They have seized bosnian territory with the help of the serbian dominated Federal army As a possible move toward annexing it to Serbia. Baker said the United states will seek Quot As forcefully its we know How sanctions against Belgrade the yugoslav and serbian capital through the United nations. On saturday the dec foreign ministers discussed economic sanctions against Serbia but delayed a final decision for at least three Days. The dec has drafted a 30-Page report on the implications of Trade sanctions which could include freezing see Baker on Page 2verdun a tale of two cities a see pages 14-15
