European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14letters to the editor thursday february 4,1993 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. 20vist0ski 1. A editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher nows editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cosby. City editor Leoree Manes special sections editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 340-8 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 Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Joseph Owen room 117, r6merstr. 104, w-6900 Heidelberg car 419, Box 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone Dan 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421. 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The appearance of advertising to this publication including inserts or supplements does riot co shuto endorse Nional by Tho department Al Delonso or who stars and stapes of Tho a of ducts or so vites  Verv thug Odvert Sod in ties publication shall to made  Lor Purchase Uso or patronage  regard to race color religion,.sox, National on Yin Oge mental status. Physical . Political afm it at on or any other non Rue it Factor of Trio pure laser user or Patron intervention goals the Calls for direct . Military intervention in Bosnia and for additional involvement in Somalia have driven me to write. There Are limits to what . Military intervention with or without . Sanctions can accomplish. We must tread carefully for the Cost of meddling in someone Al Sci a civil War will be paid in dead american soldiers sailors and airmen. Perhaps few perhaps Many but paid nonetheless. Injustice ethnic tribal conflict and violent oppression Are unfortunately common throughout the world. The Post cold War Era will continue to bring increasing destabilization As these factors arc exacerbated by poverty and a a explode Ines populations. All americans civilian military and especially our political Lead cars Are obligated As citizens to put the National interest of the american people above All others. The medical concept of triage is appropriate. In some situations we must take action for our own Security. In others it is desirable for humane reason s Only. In still others it will simply be a waste of time. In the persian Gulf our National strategic interest containment of iraqi expansion coincided with moral concerns and a Winn ability to present a situation where Force was a viable option. In Somalia so far it seems our humanitarian objectives May be attainable at modest Cost if we leave the Long term social reconstruction to other . Members. We do not need somalian stability enough to Trade the blood of our military personnel for it. T in Bosnia the human suffering is terrible but a Winn ability is comparable to the situation in Lebanon or Northern Ireland. Those who want to jump into that mess would do Well to study its history. If anything is attempted noninvasive containment should be considered. Crudely put these folks have been killing each other Long before we intervened and will do so Long after we Are gone. American lives must come first. The last place Blind idealism led us to intervene in disregard of attainable goals Cost us More than 50,000 dead gis. No foreign country or people is Worth our sacrifice unless the need we Are fighting for is also our own. Staff sol. Mark Lasalle Dhahran saudi Arabia a a the myth about ii1v in response to the guest column Jan. 24 about aids As a reason to keep homosexuals out of the military i am amazed that the stars and stripes would print an article that perpetuates the myth that the homosexual act is a the prime mover of  an article that uses scare tactics to get a Point across has no business being in the paper. The writer needs to get his facts straight. Homosexuals Are no longer the prime movers of his the heterosexual population has been spreading the disease More rapidly in the past few years than one cares to imagine. To give statistics from 15 years ago s insane the homosexual population of 1978 is much different than the one of today. Promiscuity is no longer the Norm. His does not just float in the air around homosexuals it must be passed through some Type of Exchange of bodily fluids. For what its Worth what makes people so sure that if the ban is lifted homosexuals will come running to work for unde Sam a Stephanie spin car Ramst Zinab Germany Quot a. Misleading malicious it is amazing that the highly reputed stars and stripes gives room to such a misleading Ana malicious letter As �?ogas5 chamber error Jan. 5. The first sentence about the a hysteria and Allied propaganda after world. War ii should Nave warned the editors. At least a Reader from Heidelberg put the facts into perspective with the a horrors of Dachau Jan 18. For the information of the editors we Send under separate cover the Catalon of the documentation displayed Here at the memorial of the former Dachau concentration Camp. A Barbara distal director Dachau Germany awarded the High paying glamorous positions on professional sports teams. Only 30 percent of the employees holding the highest paying jobs in professional football and basketball Are euro americans. This is blatant racism. Surely we All can see there is a program of racial exclusion being run by the management of professional sports. And just what positions of great Glamour and riches Are there Why the player positions of course. What a that you say professional sports organizations hire just the Best qualified for the High paying player positrons on the payroll and who am i to argue if 70 percent of those players turn out to have genetic roots in the continent of Africa what. A concept. Maybe the same thing could be True of the lower paying management positions also. While this is probably not True when the first qualification for hiring becomes what a person is rather than what a person can do it is racism White on Black Black on White racism is racism. A Patrick t. Anderson a Frankfurt Germany respect is. Collar dollars wants ids checked i was compelled to write after Reading a no sympathy for e-7�?� Jan. 25. I must inform the writer that a a better paying jobs is the absolute wrong reason for seeking a a a commission in the United states military. This letter was a put Down to All soldiers who feel that Success is not measured on the Collar As Well As to All the officers in the military who chose their profession for the right reasons. Just remember sir the Bottom line of your Les leave and earnings statement does no to show the amount of respect you earned last month. A staf sgt. Thomas Botts Rhein main a Germany no . A Road traps in response to the article a German Road traps a Jan. 15 and the ludicrous idea that they Are aimed toward americans i would like to make the following comments. As a resident of Germany for three years and As a former cop i can assure the writer that these devices Are strategically placed to optimize selective traffic enforcement in High risk areas. In addition i have seen these devices used in areas of Germany which Are nowhere near any major military installations including the City of Munich where such enforcing tools abound. Furthermore the locations of these a Road traps Are frequently published in Auto Bild and other German publications that anyone can buy. Liy the Way once you know the locations of the permanent cameras or even the frequently used Sites for the temporary ones it is no big trick to plan your driving accordingly to avoid falling prey to those Little one eyed flashers. A . Moffett Munich Germany a a. A a a playing the racist game i am appalled by the Lack of racial Equality in professional sports. Like Jesse Jackson i see a great disparity in the number of employees i have a question and a Gripe. Do they Check id cards anymore upon Entrance to the commissary or exchanges now the Gripe. As a retired person upon entering the above mentioned stores i am required to show my id card and when they pass me through i ask a a done to you want to see my customs cards a most of the time i am asked a a what a that a i have observed that hardly anyone checks id cards anymore and anyone can make purchases. Personnel who have gotten out of the service still use these stores. I have noticed that personnel that were discharged in the states and received an id card for two years valid Only in the United states and not Oversea Sall they have to do is show it and its of. My biggest Gripe is that i have to pay 20 percent tax to customs for my purchases. I would like to see a closer id Check and that commissary and Exchange personnel Are made aware of the different id cards. Just because a person has an id card does not mean he she is authorized to use these stores. A Clifford Bice Regensburg Germany a. A a got wrong photos on Jan. 20, i. Received photos from York photo labs of Hartford Conn. Thirteen of the pictures were of two Little boys in a red 101 dalmatians car a one of the boys shirt says a airborne division fort Bragg  they Are also on a merry go round at a fest. I can be reached at Heidelberg Germany a a phone 06221-390353. A Rebecca Mason Heidelberg Germany editor s note 1 letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily on this Page. 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 include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Is just an outrage Sami be seen a professional. 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