European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor Friday August 6,1993 thes Ani european edition col Steven $. Hoffman Usan comm and or publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial bit Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Pau Cozby City editor George Martet special sections editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 Orost Facell 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. New bureaus Heidelberg Germany Joseph Owen room 117. Rome str. 104, 69126 Heidelberg car 419, to 1318, Apo a 09102 Telephone on 370-7010 or civilian 06221-23421.  Germany Kevin Dougherty. 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Including inserts or supplements Doos not constitute endorse ment by the deportment of dul Onsa or the stars and stapes of the products or services advertised. Maybe leaders at fault in an article featuring soldiers Opin ions about  or Volunteer soldiers Are better Quality july 25a ser Geant major said that draftees were the better soldiers. He also stated that peo ple come in the army now to get a Job adding that although today s soldiers Are smarter and better educated they Are not workers. I find this particularly offensive an somewhat True. The sergeant major seems to Lump All soldiers together a being  in Xavy seen dedicated hard working oldies Ali Are also very Well educated and i have seen Lazy Well educated soldiers. J am a medic who has served in unit from infantry to air ambulance i have had a Chance to experience different attitudes and leadership styles. It seems to me that any Soldier in today s All Volunteer Force can be motivated through the proper leadership guidance and Esprit de corps that the draftees never Learned due to the fact that Basic and advanced non commissioned officer courses were unheard of Back in the Good old  s soldiers Are a motivated and hard working group who with Trust and Confidence in the leaders who Lead by example can accomplish any Job any where  if leaders Don t thinks maybe it s time to look at their own leadership styles and Why it is they thin soldiers Are  Are their troops unmotivated maybe it s time for them to retire and let younger More motivated soldiers take their place and make thing happen. By the Way i joined the army to Servery country. I did t need the Job and i was a hard worker before i entered . I Don t have to like it i just have to do . William p. Miller Niernberg Germany Charity begins at Home i dont understand Why we have a problem about How the disaster Relief forthe Midwest will be paid. Why Don t we reduce foreign Aid humanitarian Aid and any other Aid by any other name and use that Money for the disaster Relief . Maybe there s some kind of Law that says it s politically incorrect that Ameri can tax dollars help american taxpayers. Felicia a. Hay Nie Naples Italy handing out credit to hear some people talk one would think that United states history began with the election of Ronald Reagan. Yes there were deficits and the debt did grow during the 80s. During the last 12 years the democrats controlled the House and for six of those 12 years the Senate. According to the Constitution All spending Bills must originate in the House con trolled by democrats. Moreover if you listen to the rhetoric All of the Reagan Bush budgets were pronounced dead on arrival and the Democrat controlled Congress wrote their own version for presidential signature including the failed 1990 Deal that Cost or. Bush so much support. If people still insist on blaming All of the bad on the republicans then credit must be Given to them for All of the Good like the end of the cold War and the longest sustained peacetime Prosperity 1982 to 1990 since world War ii. It s Only , if anyone still thinks the 92 budget proposal is the answer just com pare it to 90. They Are virtually identical with both promising $500 billion in deficit reduction and raising taxes without touching the National debt. We got the taxes and Are still waiting for the reduction. This new version is no better than the  s. Turner Raf Aconbury England. Still up for debate it seems quite appropriate that the decision to lift the ban on Gays and lesbian sin  will end in Compromise. As it is we be been compromising our morals and ethics for years now. Alles to abolished norms of acceptable behaviour such As right and wrong Good and evil Are now open for debate. Forums such Ashe stars and stripes demonstrate this  May ask what s wrong with a Spiri Ted debate on the Issue of our times. The answer is that these issues were debated Long before Humankind arrived on this planet and a higher Power decided what was acceptable and what was not that which was not was referred to As sin. Now that s a word which makes people feel uncomfortable Given the fact that there Are so Many people who Are estranged from god. Is it right for men to have sex with other men the Law of nature let alone the Law of god could not support the Issue. Why then is there so much debate being generated the answer could be who cares if it s right or wrong As Long As it feels Good and As Long As i  is it the end of debate or the beginning of Compromise it s still up for debate. Otis Ware Frankfurt Germany looking at both sides i was impressed by the one sided history about serbian aggression Given Bya recent writer. Why does t the writer mention what happened when the serb attempted a cease fire did the muslims and croats cease also no. The other fact is that the serbs could have put an end to the madness but they Haven t. So instead of Only Reading listening or watching the news from a one sided source we should also turn our attention to other sources. Senior airman Vasilios Sferopoulos Wiesbaden Germany add my voice the alacrity with which the writer of what s All the fuss attacked the English language unfortunately did t extend to his political savvy if it had he d have realized that it s not often that bigot parades in full regalia burning crosses and wet to shirt contests being the exceptions rather than the Rule. As an african american woman i can modestly attest to the fact that bigotry and sexism Are very much alive in the Media be it female bashing rap music on the airwaves or talk show hosts on television. The More Subtle they Are the More frustrating i find them. Obviously it s harder to detect and protect one s self from a sniper than open adversity. If nay saying letters is what it takes to keep one More commen Tator from feeding sophomoric hype to a sluggish mass intellect please add my voice. Incidentally the Limbaugh fan club should be cheered by the civility of our protest the Darling of Many liberals har vey milk was simply shot to death by his detractors. Shancy Cordono Frankfurt Germany. Give us a break i m waiting for some programming that applies to conservatives namely Rush Limbaugh. We Are bombarded with a Complete lineup of Liberal shows both sides a different world Larry King live Rose Anne and let s not forget Oprah. I could go on and on. An takes Pride in having a wide Range of programming for its viewers cartoons for kids soap operas movies body shaping and sport everyone seems to get something that they enjoy watching. I think it s time to Stop denying the conservatives and put on Rush Lim Baugh. Sharon r.  Germany  sick of sports another Good weekend on an to i you happen to be in what i am sure is a minority five hours of race car driving on saturday and sunday night. Honestly Don t those people at an to in Frankfurt think that there Are others of us who might enjoy family View ing after Allisn t that what family prime time is All about the Only people who make out like bandits in this situation Are the video stores because invariably when people hear we Are going to be covered with sports on television saturday and sunday nights the video lines Are out the door with people grabbing and shoving to get their hands on anything that has a tape in it. I think maybe an to should take Apoll and see just How Well it fares with the Overall Community remaining in Ger Many. Linda danish or Vilsick Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their View Points or opinions Aro 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. Let ters should include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. \ to the con Al tvs of k a. \ from 7h& 5mau River. Towns of Missouri