European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Crusade continued from Page 15 pieces place on the table the cinc s polished glasses a Tumbler of water a Glass of Orange juice a cup of Coffee and Glass of chocolate a Rocha. Or when Schwarzkopf left his Headquarters he seemed to require a motorcade larger than King fahd a and he sat in the Back seat of a staff car armed with a handgun surrounded by bodyguards. That s the last time i ride with you Waller declared after one foray with Schwarzkopf. I m More afraid of you with that damned weapon and Alt these. Stupid guards trying to Force people off the Road than i am of any terrorist  another move that irritated Waller was the Cloncs relocation of his bedroom into the head quarters basement. Commandeering an office Down the corridor from the War room and one of the two latrines on the floor Schwarzkopf had converted them into his own quarters though the cinch Rea sons were sound he wanted to be close to the War room at All times the change threw the crowded basement into an upheaval and forced More than a. Hundred people to share the single remaining toilet. Such grievances were certainly Petty in the grand sweep of the War about to begin but they galled Waller. Flamboyance could be a useful element in the general s Art a George Patton packing his Ivory handled revolvers or a Lucian Truscott in his Bright leather jacket visible to All the troops at the front. But Waller wondered whether Schwarzkopf showmanship was becoming an end in itself. Despite his experience in working with Schwarz Kopf the Low morale in Riyadh shocked Waller when he arrived on nov. 16. He was astonished at the extent to which even senior generals were intimidated by the cinc. He came to think of Schwarzkopf As a Volcano at times nearly dormant but for a Small Hiss of steam at other times erupting with molten rage. His temper built progressively the voice climb ing to a Bellow the complexion Flushing from Pink to red to purple. If the cinc was irritated before a. Staff meeting he would stalk into the room and throw himself into his chair glowering at those As. A cabled. Whoa shit House mouse the Deputy operations officer Brig. Gen. Richard Butch Neal would murmur Here we go  Bob Johnston the chief of staff could Only give a sad shrug and whisper i Don t know what s going  sometimes by acting quickly. Waller could defuse him. I got it cinc i got it he would interject. I see what you want. Leave it to me if the tirade continued Waller would launch into a corny joke or offer a bit of folklore passed Down from his grand Mother in Louisiana. Once while scanning an ambiguous message Schwarzkopf fumed what stupid son of a Bitch sent this give me the damned Mes Sage Waller said plucking it from his hand. Ill take care of it. Now let s move on to something  on other occasions he would simply kick Schwarzkopf s Boot under the table to Calm him Down. To a staff terrified of the commander s Wrath Waller urged if there s a problem bring it to me. I la take it to the cinc bad news does not improve with  one afternoon when Schwarzkopf began to berate an intelligence officer. Col. Chuck Thomas Waller wrapped an Arm around Thomas and sent him from the room whispering. Go get it straight ened out i la buy you an  on another Occa Sion Schwarzkopf interrupted an explanation of Why the army lacked enough heavy equipment transport ers to reposition two corps simultaneously. Bullshit the Cin began. Waller Cut him off with a Sharp bullshit again can t do it and i la show you  the cinc could excoriate younger officers one group of majors and lieutenant colonels kept count of How Many generals stars had been in the room at the moment of their greatest humiliation by Schwarzkopf the Winner claimed 22. But Schwarzkopf s hottest fire was saved for the generals themselves particularly those he deemed insufficiently aggressive or As he once put it those who think their primary Mission is to improve their Golf  he was openly disdainful of the officer who should have been his closest Confederate his j-3, the opera Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff with Schwarzkopf in december 1990 in Riyadh. Tons officer air Force maj. Gen. Burton Moore. Schwarzkopf called Moore a Thorn in the Side and was particularly contemptuous of Moore s frequent practice of excusing himself from the War room promptly at 8 . For a hot supper and a Good night s sleep in the hotel across the Street. The cinc alternately blistered Moore and ignored him leaving the air Force Pilot to wonder aloud one Day How do i get this Guy s Confidence How do i speak to him so he listens Schwarzkopf instead relied on Butch Neal Moore s Deputy even hinting on his efficiency report after the War that Neal should have been the j-3. Victims of the cinc s ire developed their own argot. When Schwarzkopf lost his temper he was said to have gone  an officer could have his face ripped off or be clawed by the  those claws often were sharpest when raking the army Schwarzkopf s own clan. It. Gen. Yeosock the senior army commander was so frequently be rated that he seemed reluctant to leave his head quarters outside Riyadh for the daily Cen com meetings. The Public upbraiding of a senior officer considered bad form bred contempt among subordinates who privately and unfairly referred to the general visits 1st inf div Soldier in january. Yeosock As Gen. Hal track the confused aging com Mander in the cartoon strip Beetle Bailey. How s the cinc doing his hair still on fire?7 what Are we to make of this Man so conspicuously gifted and yet so plainly beset with demons All very successful commanders Are Prima Donnas an must be so treated the Prima Donna George Patton once observed. Anah zing Schwarzkopf became cottage Industry in Riyadh but consensus remained  possessed indisputably both a formidable intellect and an adhesive memory. A staff officer presenting him with a statistic the number of Iraqisa-6 missile launchers the tonnage of food rations entering saudi Arabia could expect minute Cross examination if he amended the figure even months later. When Schwarzkopf had arrived in Tampa to assume command of Cen com two years earlier his predecessor designed an absurdly Complex Cere Mony for the occasion using a scale Model and clothespins to represent the main  listened to the graphic explanation the clothespins jumping around the Model like checkers then repeated the instructions verbatim syllable by syllable. His preoccupation with the welfare of his troop knew no Bounds whether the Issue was mail delivery or ammunition stocks. Disgruntled at the army s in ability to make a satisfactory desert Boot he organized his own Boot  he ordered More than dozen prototypes from various american footwear manufacturers lined them up in Waller s office the tugged them on and off to determine which measured up to his standards. On More substantive com Bat issues he relied heavily on his Field commanders for advice allowing them wide latitude in drafting their own Battle plans within the framework of his strategy. Distractions and sideshows intrigued him not at All unless they furthered his larger purpose ousting Saddam from Kuwait. And he was oddly Loyal threatening to relieve subordinates or treating them with harsh indignity yet never sending the Home. His Constitution seemed cast of Iron. Routinely working 18 or 20 hours a Day he often napped in the afternoon to gain a second wind for a run to the we hours thus carving two working Days from one As Winston Churchill had done during world War  suffered neither fools nor shoddy performance. Quit bashing the Goddam helicopters into the ground he growled after a rash of accidents. The accidents subsided. In a military culture that often bred i expressive commanders he wore his emotions Page 6 sunday november 28, 1993