European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes letters to the editor Friday october 30,1992 european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usa commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher new editor Bob Wicker sports editor  City editor  sections editor to write us unit 29460 Apoate q9211 Orpo Stachl 1437 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282,226,326. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332,321,221. Features ext. 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty Joh Bohmer Steve scholar building 2899, Putaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone ets 4894585 or civilian0631-52104 Tel fax 0631-50696. Nurnberg Germany Ron Jensen. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital stat us physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. J Security clearance when i applied for a Job requiring a Security clearance in the late 60s after having served in Vietnam in the . Army for 13 months i was asked if i had Ever been to a communist country or to West Berlin. When i said i d been to West Berlin i was required to list when i made the trip where i stayed whom i visited and what the trip s purpose was. Does a president need a Security Clear Ance i Hope so. Does this apply to Bill Clinton s trip to Moscow i Hope so. Will the press pursue this until the questions Are answered i Hope so. Paul Monette bad Homburg Germany questions about Clinton As a two tour Vietnam Veteran it appears As if my worst fears Are about to become a reality. If the polls Are Correct the american people Are about to elect Bill Clinton As president of the United states. This Man belonged to and supported a group of people who protested the . Government s policy in Vietnam. These same protesters burned and destroyed government buildings and property spit on and insulted Vietnam veterans and treated us As secondary citizens or worse. They also indirectly and in Many cases directly Jane Fonda supported the cruel and oppressive North Vietnam Ese government of to Chi Minh. They also burned the Symbol of our country the american Flag. President Bush says he does not ques Tion Clinton s patriotism but Hir judgment. I question not Only his judgment but also his morality integrity honesty values and patriotism. James t. Lueken Bamberg Germany wife requires scrutiny in response to gop Stoops too Low i think the writer seriously missed the Point about Why the gop has used Hill Ary Clinton As an Asue. It s True that she s intelligent successful and competent however her professional affiliations do require some scrutiny As does their possible influences in our Federal govern ment if her husband were to win the presidency. William f. Buckley or. Wrote a most enlightening column about the Clinton. It described Hillary Clinton s affiliations and their relationship to the Public Char Acter of her husband. It seems Hillary has been since 1986, the chair of one of the most left leaning foundations in America namely the new world foun Dation. The article expounded on various organizations that have been recipients of Grants disbursed by this foundation totalling about $2 million annually. Each organization listed and not All of them were probably because of space allotted for commentaries supported communism one of which had communist ties Back to the 1930s. Two other organizations were founded to be subversive in nature. I feel the gop should voice alarm about a possible future first lady with obviously questionable professional endear ors. Their Choice to use Hillary Clinton As an Issue is More than justified As additional findings concerning this matter will certainly Sway voters come election Day on tuesday. I wish the Success of Hillary Clinton to All women of the 90s, As she does serve As an excellent example of today s professional woman. However i believe she and her advocacy is need to stay As far from the White House As possible. Tech. Sgt Margaret e. Tilley Ramstein a Germany where Are gop voices with Bill Clinton and the Democrat leading the race and the future of an Al ready shrinking army in the balance it amazing that a newspaper devoted to and dependent on the army for both an Audi ence and financial support could print the volume of one sided Democrat propaganda that the stars and stripes does every Day. Last week Anthony Lewis crammed his left winged Point of View Down our throats. He insulted the president of the United states our commander in chief in our  the editors of the stars and stripes must know that Lewis and his views Are Way out of touch with those of the average Soldier. Where i ask Are the voices of us re publicans it s rare that we see articles by the likes of Pat Buchanan. I can t remember Ever seeing an article by William f. Buckley or. Instead we Are subjected to the likes of Lewis. This is typical of the one sided reporting of the Media and their Republican election year headhunting. I Hope the average american is More intelligent than the stars and stripes editors who can t see which Side their bread is buttered on. Without president Bush we May not have an army and without an army the stars and stripes could t sell its paper to anyone. Pfc. Matt Williams Schweinfurt Germany policy goals achieved i m dismayed but not entirely surprised by the . Rosenthal commentary oct. 9. Election year politics have recently been the order of the Day and Rosenthal has made his contribution to distorting the facts. He omits a few important de tails when he writes that Bush Baker accomplished two of the grossest stupidities in american history which were against american  he mentions the first stupidity As. Arming iraqi president Saddam Hussein so he had to be fought and  the dominant Power in the Middle East was and is Iran. Merely a few years ago the United states supported Iraq against Iran since it was in our National interest to maintain the balance of Power in the Region. This goal was achieved. It would not be in our National interest to allow Iran to expand and spread islamic Funda mentalism throughout the Middle East. He mentions the second stupidity As. Letting Saddam stay in  the . Resolution called for removing iraqi troops from Kuwait not for removing Saddam from Power. This goal was achieved. It would not be in our National interest for us to remove Saddam from Power. This must be accomplished by the iraqi people themselves in order for any subsequent iraqi government to be recognized by the Arab states. Historical accuracy does not support Rosenthal s frivolous accusations. Nei ther Gross nor against american inter ests the above two stupidities were foreign policy goals that were properly executed and achieved by the Bush administration. William Weinert Naples Italy Don t blame president i m concerned about what people really think when they blame the president for All of America s problems. There Are other government agencies creating policy besides the White House. It happens every four years americans blame Only one person. The Senate and the House of representatives can t override the president s vetoes or work with the president when they agree. How can this House of fools know what is right with the president s budget or the Economy when they can t Deal with numbers or spend Money with out writing bad checks is it fair to blame the president. As for the candidates if you want to compare track records consider what gov. Bill Clinton has done for Arkansas in 12 years. Then compare it to what president Bush has done. Which one is better you May ask Bush. But if you want change drastic change vote for Clinton. Vote no matter whom you vote for. We need to keep an Eye not Only on the president but also on Congress and state governments. If americans Don t grab hold of the country and get things under control Well be sorry we were Ever called americans. Robert Thomas Kuwait let voters choose certainly there is no denying that All the world loves a Winner. Moreover it cannot be disputed that the bandwagon is an easy ride. However it is deplorable for the Media to persistently insinuate that a vote for Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot is a vote thrown away simply because he is lagging in the polls. In the first place there is no quicker Way to ensure a candidate s defeat than to not vote for him. Secondly is it any less of a throwaway to vote against a candidate rather than for a candidate pollsters and political analysts be hanged. Let the individual voters make their own choices and feel Good about them. Linda Wendell Wittlich Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be signed and include address and Telephone number. Address letters to letters to the Edi Tor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. 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