European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a the stars and stripes for fifty in rms us at a glance the rising Waters of the Mosel have made a Venice out or the German town of Zell. Continuing rain has been wreaking havoc across North pm Europe. Other photos on Page 11 . Weather Story on Page 13. Little Hope for pos a Senate committee has no compelling evidence Quot that a few dozen american soldiers May remain alive in Southeast Asia nearly two decades after the Vietnam War ended. A Page 4 1 Index Quot i Abby Ann Landers 17 classifieds.25-28 comes .2223 commentary .15 crossword.17 faces a places 24 letters.14 Money matters .16 sports .29-36 to listings.35 weather.13 h corrections because of a source error an article wednesday incorrectly identified the officer who decided to return the soldiers and helicopters of the 502nd aviation regt to Germany from Somalia. It. Gen Robert a Johnston the combined joint task Force commander in Somalia made the decision. Because of a reporting error a list thursday of events marking the birthday of Martin Luther King or. Incorrectly stated the location of a performance by the shape International school choir. The choir will perform at the International club at shape during a 2 . Ceremony monday. A a a because of an editing error an article thursday listed the wrong area code for the phone number that soldiers in the grades e-5 through e-8 can Call to inquire about joint service staff assignments at . Embassies. The Correct number is . Civilian 410 6772134/7361 or Dan 923-2134/7361, ext. 2631/2633/2638 or fax 410 677-5352 or Dan 923-5253. Iraq from Pago 1 sur posts we think it certainly did Send a Strong message to Aadam Hussein that we arc prepared to act to enforce the resolutions that we have the political will and the military ability to do it. Quot we made essentially one run it lasted about a half hour to 45 minutes is Clear that we could have done As much damage As we wanted to if we d wanted to spend More Effort and military might Quot Fitzwater said Iraq s United nations ambassador has Given indications that Baghdad now will comply with . Resolutions. Quot Well have to wait and see Quot he said scowcroft said on abcs Good morning America that Quot any further military action will depend heavily on Saddam a Pic Pentagon offered no details in support of the damage claims made of Secretary of defense Dick Cheney and scowcroft. Cheney said iraqi claims of civilian casualties were Quot the same kind of gibberish we heard from Saddam Hussein during the persian Gulf Cheney who made the rounds of morning news shows said on lbs this morning that he had no evidence the attack Quot hit any residential areas at he described the attack by american British and French warplanes As Quot the Light kind of response Quot More aggressive options were available he said but our feeling was at this time that that would have been president Bush made Clear wednesday that he is prepared to order additional strikes if Iraq keeps violating the Gulf War cease fire. Quot i a president until the 20lh, and i will run foreign policy and make these kinds of decisions n Long m i m president Quot Bush told reporters hours after More than 110 a and Allied warplanes returned safely from their bombing Mission emf Iraq Cheney said on can that he is not concerned by statements from Saddam. Quot this is a Man Given to flight of rhetoric that i fake As indications that he a not mentally stable said the defense Secretary. Quot he makes statements that Are clearly not in touch with reality Quot military analysts were Busy assessing the extent of the darn age inflicted by the laser guided bombs and harm anti radar missiles dropped during the 30-Mfnule raid on Mobile and stationary missile Sites in Southern Iraq pilots returning to the aircraft Carrier Kitty Ifa wac said they made double passes Over their targets to make sure they had crippled Iraq s ability to threaten u a and baffled patrols Over $ zone of Southern Iraq inhabited by shiites opposed to Saddam but Pentagon officials warned that Saddam still had Ihram anti aircraft missile batteries in the Northern no Fly zone of Iraq where kurdish dissidents in Eland similar weapons elsewhere / and intelligence analysts were saying Saddam was on predictable and might not have been chastened try wednesday s pounding. Quot but i would think that Saddam Hussein would understand that we mean what we say and that we Back it up and / have m intention of changing that approach to life in the last a or seven Days of my presidency flush said to Back up his warning Bush ordered room into Kuwait to deter any attempted iraqi incursion. The military said about 1,100 soldiers from the i St Cav Der were to Fly Early As t hat Day from fort Hood Texas to Kuwait and join a Jay special operations forces already taking part in a military exercise there. Clinton from Page t behaviour. I am not going to sit around trying to figure out what is motivating what was most striking about the interview was Clinton s tone on Iraq. It was matter of fact and almost laconic in its self Assurance. With neither bluster nor apparent anxiety the president elect repeatedly warned Saddam not to test him or underestimate him. But he seemed equally comfortable signalling the iraqi Leader that he could have a new relationship with the new administration if he complies with the United nations resolutions. While Clinton has supported president Bush s policy toward Iraq since the election his statements wednesday arc a de parture from Bush s position that Saddam must get out before iraqi relations with the United states can improve. Sitting in the living room of the governor s mansion where the hallways were packed with movers boxes Clinton said that if Saddam were on the Couch next to him this is what he would want to say to him Quot of you want a different relationship with me you can begin by observing the . Requirements and change your i am not obsessed with the Man. But i am obsessed with the standards of conduct embodied in those . Accords and if he were sitting on the Couch i would urge him to change his behaviour. Quot you know if he spent half maybe even a third of the time worrying about the welfare of his people that he spends worrying about where he positions his Sam missiles and whether he can push the boundaries of the cease fire agreement i think he would be % St Orier Leader and in lot better shape Over f Long run Quot Clinton made Clear that he certainty did not View Saddam As the Ideal ruler of Iraq but that he also did not see him As a irredeemable foe of the United states who had to be destroyed no matter what Quot certainly based on the evidence we have the people of Iraq would be better off if they had a different ruler he said Quot but Rny 10b is not to pick their rulers for them i always Tell everybody i am a Baptist i believe in death oed ctn venom if he wants a different relationship with the United states and the United nations All he has to do is change his behaviour Quot Clinton stressed that he would not Quot Rule out or Rule in Quot any Type of relationship Between himself and the iraqi Leader error from Page 1 kuwaiti territory to recover weapons lost in the 1991 Gulf War t "1 realize we did no to have the mandate hut 1 think its unfortunate that we did t finish the Job during desert storm Quot said maj. Charlie Brown commander of the 48th trans so at Raf Lakenheath England. Quot i think we wasted time Money and lives a Brown said. Army 1st it. Brian Sperling 26, said preserving the balance of Power in the Middle East was t Worth the problem Hussein has posed in the Region since the War. Quot i think we Felt we take out Saddam then because he provided a kind of balance in the Middle East a said Sperling of the 1st Cav div in binding in Germany. Quot if we got rid of him someone worse could fill the void. But 1 think we realize now that we should have gone after since the War Hussein has flouted the United nations resolutions and provoked the attack Sperling said. A Marine with the Marine corps Security Force co in Naples Italy agreed. Quot we need to do something about the situation a said sgt. Peter Latsonas 27, a Denver native. Quot until last night things were at a but Chi. Xavier Dixon 27, also in Naples said the . Should have continued fighting in the Gulf War until Saddam Hussein was no longer a threat Quot when we first landed during the Gulf Wari was scared because 1 did no to know what to expect. But after the first 24 hours the fear went away and 1 was ready to do my Iob so we could go Back Home Dixon said. During the War he was a member of the Echo 211 arty unit from Camp Pendleton Calif. His unit landed in saudi Arabia feb. 24 and headed North securing kuwaiti of Fields on the Way. Still Dixon from warm Springs ga., said he would have held off on going Home to finish the Job to his satisfaction. Quot we could have gone All the Way to Hussein a front door Quot he said. For All the desert storm veterans questioned the air strike brings a sense of Dik Vul. Quot it was just like two years ago a Sperling said Quot we warned him warned Nairn and warned him and he did no to react. Finally we set a deadline that deadline passed and we hit him. Quot the Only difference is i watched last nights strike on television. Two years ago it was Rny wife watching television and 1 even get to a radio Quot Sperling a native of Suc Aumoa no flew an All-1 cobra attack helicopter during desert Storrs to cover the 3rd Arrond div As it pushed through Iraq and into Kuwait wednesday s air strike won t be the hit in the opinions of people asked because mustering support from other Dixon f a win Saddam i arabs by standing up to the United states the strike could ultimately Pla into a darn s grander plans some believe Ai though to signals toothed nations that to United mates will stand i be , re sol. Lions and that Saddam s behaviour had to b corrected Quot a think our reaction was what he wante because it Rutm up support for Lam Sperling said. Col. Iutin c hit note a with to 100th regional support group at Raj Midden Hajj , said he hoped to strike would Send a Clear message to if Sein that the . Won t tolerate the our a situation. 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