European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november s. 1992 election �?T92 the stars and stripes i Page 17 _ Perot the Winner to personnel at coast guard base in Italy by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Lampedusa Italy a while the men and women assigned to the . Coast guard installation Here demonstrated a definite anti incumbent attitude they picked the wrong Man for president in a mock election held tuesday evening. Even Ross Perot supporters were surprised when their candidate won the Straw poll. The Long Range navigation Loran Lampedusa an 8 station on Mcm Ubia Square mile Island Between Malta and Tunis is Home to 17 men and women of the coast guard. It Wasny to until nearly 5 . Wednesday that the stations Crew members discovered the results of the election in the United states. That a when Petty officer 1st class Dan Mcmullin saw president Bush acknowledge his defeat on television. A first i saw them taking Down a Bush Quayle sign and figured that was an indication a Mcmullin said. Mcmullin ate his breakfast in the Crews lounge while watching election results on the big screen television there. A we were due for a change a said Petty officer 1st class Gary King who added he was Happy about Din tones Victory. A now the Challenge is going to be whether Clinton can 00 what be said he a going to do a King said. Chief Petty officer Stephen Collins a Bush supporter said a i think people chose with their hearts and not their minds. They chose Clinton because he was saying the right things and because he Wasny to one of the Crews Clinton supporters was cautiously hopeful a i really did no to expect it a said Petty officer 1st class Jan Freeman. �?o1 thought Bush might pull it off. A you like to be excited but who knows Hatwill happen in four Yean a it was Freeman who organized the Loran stations mock election to determine the installations political Dimate. She was among those Roost surprised by the Straw votes results. A i did no to think we were a Perot Crew a she said after the Texas tycoon took six of the ballots cast. A i thought we were a Bush Crew. A everyone said they voted the Way they did on their real ballots a she said. A that Sall i can Freeman took Solace in that at least the majority Hadnot voted for Bush. A Bush has had his Chance Quot she said. Mcmullin disagreed although not vehemently. While he voted for to cartoon character Bart Simpson in the mock election Mcmullin said he cast his Absentee ballot for Bush. A to be honest i think he a the lesser of evils a Mcmullin said of the incumbent. �?o1 done to think Clinton has a clue about foreign policy and if he was elected Perot might decide to quit in six even Perot supporter it. I g Dominic Catalano was surprised. Collins a i voted for Perot a he said. A i did no to think anyone else using the installations Public address system Catalano the unit s commander called off duty Crew members to the stations dining facility tuesday night by jokingly reminding them a was Lampedusa goes so goes the each voter completed a ballot and slipped the piece of paper in a picnic comi quart Catalano a sign welcomes visitors to the Long Range navigation Loran station on Lampedusa Italy. Cooler doubling As a ballot Box. The cooler was in the care of Petty officer 1st class Josd Garcia who Haa arrived that afternoon on temporary duty from . Coast guard activities Europe in London. Garcia who was Given the role of election official opened the cooler and announced each vote. When All the ballots were counted Bush and Clinton were tied with four votes each. Perot with his six votes was declared the Victor. While the Straw vote turned out in favor of his candidate Catalano a correctly it turned out a doubted that the actual election would result in a Perot Victory. He added �?o2 done to think people arc going to do that when they get into the voting react cautiously to Clinton Victory by the stars and stripes european politicians economists and political scientists on wednesday greeted president elect Bill Clinton a win with cautious optimism. They said they Hope that he will bolster the . Role in developing a stable Europe while continuing Many of the Bush administrations foreign policies. Several cautioned that Clinton must soon get the . Economy rolling and the . Future military presence m Europe also was on the minds of some who fear that the Clinton presidency will mean quicker and sharper reductions in troop strength at overseas bases than president Bush planned. In Germany for instance officials of two cities near air Force bases expressed concern about Linton s Victory reflecting widespread fears that major withdrawals of . Troops will sour local economies that depend heavily on the bases for Batter local employment among other economic benefits. Mayor Horst Buttner of Pitburg near Pitburg stripes a i Hope As soon As Clinton gets the Pitburg a told the stars and All the facts he wont Cut the european troop strength As much As he said during the Campaign. Its easy without All the information to say things. I think hell be a Good president if he gets the facts and listens to those around also concerned was Julius Duvivier mayor of Ramstein the Village next to one of the largest air Force bases in Europe. Said Duvivier a i think you have to accept the will of the american people. Well have to wait and see. In a hoping that hell be better than the last democratic president Jimmy Carter a German foreign minister Klaus Kin Kel said in a radio interview wednesday that he found Clinton a speeches on for Eien policy leaned toward isolationism. European were concerned he said that the new . Government would continue on a path of disengagement from Europe that began with Bush a reluctance to get involved in european conflicts such As in in the former Yugoslavia. Clinton a focus on Domestic problems Kinkel noted should make the europeans accelerate plans for a new Security Structure and Security policy in Europe. A but not against the will of the americans or at the Cost of our transatlantic relations a Kinkel said. A Onato is too important to ran the risk rendering it professor Werner Wei Duvivier Denfeld the German governments coordinator for Gen san american cooperation called americans future indelibly connected to the future of Europe and Germany. A Only a domestically Strong United states can shoulder the Burden of being the worlds Leader a Weidenfeld said. Southern europeans showed extreme interest in the . Race in pan because of the increasing emphasis the United states has placed pm defense in the Region. Theodore Loukx Tambis a foreign affairs specialist at the University of Athens in Greece said he foresees More Active Imo Hement from the United states in trying to get a settlement Between Greece and Turkey in their yearlong dispute Over Cyprus. A Greece and Turkey Are strategically very important to the United states in the Post cold War work Tad it is in the Best interest of the gunned states to improve relations Between Greece and tur Cokum Mats predicted that the United states will on its naval and air facilities at soda Bay Crete. Interest in the american elections was also High in Turkey said Sefi Tashan a political sent xxx m Ankara. A the belief in Turkey is that Clinton will not act much a Crenus from Bush in safeguarding american interests in Are not much different from turkeys a Tashan said. Tashan said he Isnit concerned by Clinton Slack of experience in conduct pros key ing foreign policy. A Clinton will learn if he does no to know. He has Good people around him and he will get Good advice a Tashan said. He added it is important that Clinton gets the american Economy rolling again because a weak United states will not be Able to properly play the global role it must take. Spaniards expect Clinton a win will bring about major changes in american economic policy according to Andres Ortega an International affairs specialist with the Spanish prime ministers department of studies. A the major Issue in Spain regards the United states commitment to Europe and its support for full integration of european countries. I expect we will see More pro european tendencies from a Clinton administration a Ortega said. A a it a important that the United states recovers its Good shape economically and with Oetter social in England Gerard Evans a lecturer in economics and politics at Emmanuel College in Cambridge said he. Believes the British people feel a taken with the idea Evans of change and Welcome Linton s win. They Uke the idea of a Clinton taking Over because he a younger than past presidents except Kennedy and he went to school in England a Evans said. A also the British people follow the american elections very closely. Its so full of excitement. A but there is some concern that he May take a More protectionist stance with tariffs on foreign goods and taxing foreign companies in the Evans said be believes some people Are concerned that Clinton May Speed up the draw Down of troops in Europe. A the British have taken a More traditional attitude towards defense a Evans said. A we rely on our defense commitments and would like to see them remain Strong. That is probably their most immediate concern. But the conservative governments worries that Linton May be More Liberal than Bush should not be a major concern said Robin Marshall chief economist for Chase Manhattan Bank in London. A i think Linton is More moderate and not As leftist As far As the democratic party is concerned a Marshall said. A i think he still will work closely with the British and european but Marshall noted that it is hard to gauge Clinton a views on foreign affairs. A i done to think Europe is too worried about his Domestic policies but there Are three areas in the foreign Arena that May cause come those areas Are Clinton a attitude toward nato and defense spending taxation of european and British companies in the United states and foreign Trade. Belgian and dutch foreign ministry officials said their countries would adopt a wait and see attitude with regard to the Linton administrations International policies. Belgian leaders were not worried that the United states would become isolationist despite a intone a primarily do Mystic platform said an official who insisted on anonymity. A we done to think that because or. Clinton was elected on the basis of internal issues that it implies that he will necessarily be an inward looking president. We think that the office of president does t allow for that a be said noting the United states responsibilities As a superpower the official pointed to Belgium s support for a continuing , military presence in Europe and said his government did not believe the Clinton administration would put that in jeopardy. Throughout his Campaign Clinton has made Little reference to nato other than to reaffirm it As a vital . Interest and note its need to change with the times. to Tea Raport wart a Tartara j. King Crupar. Edit Tver. Rosamary Sawyer. Stava scholar and
