European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 13, 1992 what newspapers Are saying at Home crts a rho Quot 11 101 31 a a Quot a s a a selected from a states Thi chol"7spapcrs a rou8out the United pcs a it dolt amp new Day Long Island . President Bush a decision to Send american forces to stake Mio Fhi f,1cre is 00 us vital interest a new in Rah it eur y slip t0ward helping define the who vol i a u t0 Rew u As the embodiment of n Mic tit x american policy on intervention would he a mistake. One action no matter How laudable docs not make a doctrine. A cd  and practical reasons Why the . Intervention is justified. But having Good reasons to act m Somalia does not mean that in8any and All similar circumstances american intervention will be necessary or desirable. The Sun Baltimore with marines Landing in Somalia. What president Bush has begun will be for president elect Clinton to Knish. Even if some withdrawals Are completed by inauguration Day if for no other purpose than to fulfil Bush s Sef imposed timetable uniformed . Military personnel Are Likely to be in the Horn of Africa for a Long Long time the next president whose Campaign was based on the Domestic policy motto a the Economy stupid a a is Likely to be bedevilled from the outset by wrenching foreign policy decisions some of which May not wait1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Russia Haiti Liberia Sudan Iraq Cambodia a the list goes on. Chicago Sun times As . Armed forces face up to possible conflict on foreign soil for the third time in three years americans have a right and reason to be apprehensive and wonder about the outcome. Which is not to say that the United states should not be in Somalia americans with fresh memories of the casualties of desert storm Panama and Beirut once again. Are praying for the safety of their servicemen and women. Let it not this time turn into a War we cannot end. St. Paul Minn Pioneer press with the martial music rising All eyes turn to the military operation to safeguard the passage of food to starving somalis. But to look Only at what president Bush has called operation restore Hope is to miss the vital elements of rebuilding Somalia after the immediate catastrophe has been managed. The test of a real future for the War devastated african nation is the ability of diplomatic communities to Craft ways for Somalia to resume peaceful governance. The new York times president elect Clinton talks boldly about expanding the United nations role in global crisis management. But judging from this years grim experiences in Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia and Somalia the United nations has already taken on More responsibilities than it can manage. To achieve his internationalist vision Clinton will have to strengthen the United nations before calling on it to shoulder More burdens. The Washington Post listen carefully to Brig. Gen. Hussein Abdel Rezek commander of . Forces in Sarajevo. He is saying that his peacekeeping Mission has failed and that there must be International intervention to halt the bloodshed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. President Bush is understandably reluctant to Start up something Large difficult and controversial that he cannot expect to finish on his watch. But this is a situation in which he is going to have to make a Clear Choice a a hard one. Chicago Tribune Between five mile runs and stops at Mcdonald a president elect Clinton is trying to pick his Cabinet. The word is he a looking for Loyal team players who can help him get things done in Washington. With sen. Lloyd Bentsen As Treasury Secretary he a got a consummate Washington and democratic party insider who knows the intricacies of Congress and tax policy. I commentary the stars and stripes Page 15 the Miami Herald the widely rumoured Choice of sen. Lloyd Bentsen As the next Treasury Secretary has now become a certainty. All of this Means far less than meets the Eye but it is a quadrennial amusement that at least gives a hint of future policy. And so far the hint is encouraging. Fort Worth Texas Star Telegram president elect Clinton has picked sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas As his Secretary of the Treasury a a Post at arms length from the Center of Power in some administrations but considered to be greatly enhanced in the Clinton scheme of things with its emphasis on fixing the Economy. For Clinton and perhaps for the nation it is a Good Choice. But Texas loses an outstanding senior senator. There Are a number of people who could be Treasury Secretary but whoever replaces Bentsen in the Senate will not be chairman of a key Senate committee or know All the arms to twist. Detroit free press reports have it that the Clinton administration will name a number of women and minorities to positions of real Power. That would be Welcome because there is strength in diversity. The conventional qualifications of those whose names Are being bandied about Are impressive. President elect Clinton remains close mouthed about his intended nominations but it is Clear he wants a government that reflects the nation the journal Gazette fort Wayne ind. When you get past All the questions about what kind of style Hillary Clinton will bring to the White House the most important question is How she can work most effectively for at risk children and their families. Ahn All though the presence of the Clinton in the White House is a unique Opportunity for child advocates. They should not be bashful about descending on state and National capitals in full Force next year and working with Hillary Clinton for better programs for kids. The Philadelphia daily news maybe we should pay Richard Nixon As much As he wants for his White House papers and tapes As Long As Nixon does no to get to the tapes before we do. How often do you get to eavesdrop on Iago revelations from those tapes reported last week. Offer even More evidence that Nixon was a disgrace to his office a that he was in fact a Crook. The Boston Globe Blacks and jews in new York City and elsewhere Are coming to see each other through increasingly hardened images violent xenophobic hostile. Ultimately Resolution of the tensions Between Blacks and jews will take place by confronting issues in neighbourhoods like Crown Heights where Blacks and jews still live Side by Side. It is there that the leaders with the moral authority. Should speak their minds and make their stands. Los Angeles times hindu militants in India have once again fanned the flames of religious intolerance and riotous anarchy by attacking a favorite target an ancient Muslim mosque on land held sacred by hindus. Without decisive action to restore order and to Cool passions quickly the worlds largest democracy could lose a lot More than just its image As a secular nation. The crisis could ultimately undermine the recent efforts to Reform indians anaemic Economy and in so doing could destroy its chances for Prosperity St. Louis Post dispatch no one should believe that a toy is Safe just because it is sitting on the shelves of an american store. While the consumer product safety commission tests Many toys and requires labels warning that they Are not Safe for children under a certain age regulators Haven t covered the entire Field by any Means Busy Holiday shoppers May find it a bother figuring out exactly which toys Are truly Safe but the consequences of not taking the trouble Are drastic. Perhaps the Best Rule of thumb is if a toys parts can fit into an empty toilet paper tube its too Small for any Young child no matter what the Label says. Examiner san Francisco after months of internal bickering the Bush administration has settled on a reasonably Tough set of food Labelling requirements to carry out a 1990 Law new standards for packaged foods will give americans valuable nutritional data they can use to guard their health from Over use of potentially harmful Tood components. The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield mass. The unresolved status of thousands of mias in Southeast Asia has generated a cottage Industry of scoundrels seeking to take advantage of the misery of families left behind. Sen. John Kerry a Massachusetts Democrat acted properly both in requesting a Justice department probe of such activities and infringing these activities to Light in hearings of his Senate committee on pow Mia affairs. This latter action was opposed by committee vice chairman Bob Smith a new Hampshire Republican who seeks Only the Justice department inquiry. But a. Kerry s action is very much within the Purview of his committee which seeks to shed Light on years of accumulated Murk surrounding the pow Issue. The nows journal Wilmington Del. Re a so such a Nasty word. Its an even nastier act therefore the term should not be tossed about loosely however once it has been tossed out and backed up by testimony witnesses and depositions the time has come to take it very seriously. That is Why Marge Schott should be suspended As owner of the Cincinnati reds if it can be proven that she used racial slurs against african americans jews and japanese