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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, January 19, 1993

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 275 350 tuesday january 19,1993 b d 8693 Allied jets bomb a a a Ltd a. 1 a. A missile Sites on chronology of monday s events in and around Iraq. A it r a i ib8isi isl isl 75 ., British and French aircraft attack iraqi missile Sites that survived last wednesday s bombing. Jets involved include f-15e strike eagles f-16 fighting Falcons f/a-18 hornets along with British Tornado and French Mirage jets. F-16 . . Jets attack iraqi anti aircraft batteries after they Quot lock on Quot coalition planes with their radar. A m a it her Turkey Mediterranean sea Israel Rone Syria to Quot �?T05u 1 Quot Quot a % ran _ Iraq Janoto it \ Baghdad o of us destroyers Hewitt and stomp and Cruiser Cowpens. Egypt Jordan persian tul Kuwait a  Destroyer Caron red sea saudi Arabia Ai rashly hotel damaged by explosion m if Psi in s 2d j \ to a go Jad v iraqi officials at the Al Rashid hotel display what they say Are parts of a  Tomahawk cruise Mossite. Air raid sirens sound in Dhahran saudi Arabia and Kuwait City. Military officials cannot confirm any attacks. Tigris River source Pentagon can Jane Sall the worlds aircraft  Hotel was hit by Tomahawk Washington a .-led aircraft bombed iraqi missile Sites South and North monday in a rolling confrontation Between the expiring Bush administration and a defiant Saddam Hussein. A we did the right thing Quot president Bush said. The bombing of military targets was marred by a belated Pentagon acknowledgement that a Tomahawk missile fired sunday at a nuclear Complex South of Baghdad had slammed into a downtown Baghdad hotel. A we regret the loss of life Quot said a spokesman who refused to permit the use of his name. Pentagon officials had earlier suggested that the do see related stories on pages 2 and 3 Striction at the Baghdad hotel was caused by the Impact of iraqi anti aircraft fire. But the military spokesmen reversed course when he told reporters that officials had since concluded that the missile had been knocked off course by the iraqi fire and slammed into the Al Rashid hotel. Iraq says two civilians were killed at the hotel which was hosting an International islamic conference. A t meanwhile Bush directed his comments to the iraqi Leader who has stubbornly refused to submit to the United nations dictated terms that ended the 1991 persian Gulf War. A a let a just Hope that the message has been delivered loud and Clear Quot the president said. Bush did not directly threaten additional bombings in the two Days remaining to his term in office but the Pentagon did. A these attacks could proceed without further warning Quot said spokesman Pete Williams. President elect Clinton swiftly voiced support for the action and said America s determination to Force iraqi compliance with persian Gulf cease fire resolutions Ina will not waver Quot As he assumes command later in the week. One attack zone carried out ap/s1s monday was a raid it a Southern no Fly it it by an estimated 75 american British see bomb on Page 2 economic health a key goal Clinton says Washington apr president elect Clinton on monday Laid Down economic Security for the United states As a primary goal of his foreign policy two Days before taking office he told diplomats from other countries that the United states will prudently reduce defense spending and that his actions will be rooted in democratic principles and institutions. He Laid Down three bases of his foreign see related stories on Page 4 policy univ i in a Brief speech at Georgetown University where he was graduated from the school of foreign service. A first we will make the economic Security of our own nation a primary goal of our foreign policy Quot he said. A we cannot have Active engagement abroad without a sound Economy at Home. And yet we cannot Prosper at Home unless we Are engaged abroad we will therefore seek economic strength at Home to increase productivity even As we seek to ensure the global Economy is rooted in principles of openness fairness and reciprocity. Second  Armed forces will be restructured to meet new and continuing threats he went on and added a but potential aggressors should be Clear about America resolve. We do not relish the Prospect of military Force but when necessary we will not shrink from using it when All appropriate diplomatic measures have been exhausted Quot third  Foreign policy will be rooted in the democratic principles to which Many people in the world Are now responding he went on. A wherever possible we will support see goal on Page 2  
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