European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 23 1994 commentary the stars and stripes Page 23 3 5 3 91 8 7 8 0 0a 99 89 00 ii 14 i9 19 0 18 1 1 i7 17 190 9 Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the unite states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press Scripps Howard news and other stateside Syndi Cates. Post and courier Charleston . The nation suddenly faces widely separated military hotshots. Certainly the Clinton administration was Well aware of the foreign policy risks when it took office. But while it condemned rogue states such As Iraq and Korea threatened military action in the Balkans and denounced Haiti s dictators it decided to Cut defens spending. President Clinton will have to Bear the blame if he suddenly finds that he is Short on military strength to Deal with multiple challenges from afar. Meridan miss Star the Clinton administration along with members of Congress who argue for further Sharp cuts in the military budget hopefully Learned a lesson during the past few weeks. V w a a. This is still a dangerous world. We Are Rushing too fast to cutback our military strength. With Russia not the Factor it once was it is unto us to be prepared to maintain peace in the world. Journal american Bellevue Wash. As the United states rushes to congratulate itself on a Tough and apparently successful stand against Saddam Hussein it s Wise to look beyond this confrontation. What Long term do we do about Saddam and Iraq. The United states is not without options. We should use them v.,  -. ".-"., Chicago Tribune the persian Gulf War was George Bush s finest Houras president. But it s Worth remembering that but for a Bush miscalculation the War might have Bee unnecessary. In the weeks and Days before Saddam Hussein sent his army pouring Over the Border to plunder and pillage Kuwait Bush downplayed the iraqi troop buildup and tried to Deal with Saddam. Bill Clinton wisely seems determined not to make the same mistake. Charleston w.. Gazette with much fanfare More than 300 Republican nominees for the House of representatives signed a contract with America at the Capitol in Washington last month. A. " \ a a in addition to absurdities such As pledging to balance the Federal budget after the Republican Reagan Bush administration quadrupled the National debt the nominees made one Promise dictated by the to evangelists who have become a potent Force in the gop. V a -.". The pledge promises to revoke Federal support of any health clinic that advises pregnant girls or women of their right to choose abortion. Every pregnant american woman and girl has a Legal right to decide for herself what she will do with he body. The decision should t be up to to  or Congress members. Argus Leader Sioux Falls . Please take a second and imagine this scenario the republicans win control of the . Senate in the november elections by a 51-49 majority. To keep their numbers United the gop leadership has to court a convicted Felon and admitted perjured. Sound too weird hardly. It just might happen. Retired it. Col. Oliver North is running in a too close to Call race for the . Senate seat in Virginia. Daily oklahoman Oklahoma City Congress already Low in Public esteem did Little to improve its reputation in the session just ended. If anything voters might be even More dissatisfied with their elected representatives. The slim accomplishments of this Congress can be Laid to dissension among democrats mismanagement by the White House and in some instances responsible and proper opposition by the minority party. In the current climate of hostility toward government it i just As Well that the lawmakers did t do too much. Portsmouth Ohio daily times the 103rd Congress slipped out of Washington. Roget Down to some serious mid term campaigning. From most standpoints the Beltway production was Down during the 103rd Congress. But considering what was promised we Aren t  now at least we can be thankful that Congress did t succumb to the scare tactics and pass legislation for government controlled health care. In this vein Weavill applaud the 103rd Congress for what it did t do. Washington Post earlier this year 95 senators voted for a Bill to put a Stop to the various free trips meals and gifts that Flo to members of Congress and to tighten the rules on lobbying registration. But. In a series of procedural votes More than 40senators defected refusing to close Down a filibuster that ultimately killed the Bill. By moving so vigorously to kill this most Basic Reform Republican leaders undermined their claim that electing More candidates from the gop would clean up Congress. Wisconsin state journal Madison wis. The Central intelligence Agency must be wonderful place to work. Its employees can get away with murder but if they get caught hey it was nobody s fault. That s the Only conclusion that can be drawn from Cia director r. James Woolsey s remarkable exoneration of his Agency in the Aldrich Ames affair. Is it any wonder that the american Public grow increasingly cynical about the Federal government forget the question of whether it Ever does anything right. It s bad enough that when something goes horribly wrong no one is to blame. Constitution Atlanta love it s been said is an Archer with a Low . But these Days the dim Archer seems to be travelling with a very Bright accountant. Maj. James Hewitt a former British military officer claims to have carried on a five year affair with Princess Diana whom he served As Riding instructor. He has cooperated in writing a Book about the alleged affair that sadly May end up bringing him millions of dollars. What he has sold of course is the reputation of a woman. In other words we Are not talking Lancelot an guinevere Here. Love among the ruins of the latc"20th Century has turned into a rather bleary affair. These Are stories not merely of love gone wrong but. They say something about the decline of Romance. They Are also a caution do not expect moral Backbone from an partner in marital infidelity. New York times since the Rise of Margaret Thatcher 15 years ago labor Britain s ruling party for most of the 1960s and 70s, has seemed fusty and often irrelevant. Now a revitalized labor is storming Back with update policies a Strong Lead in the polls and a telegenic Young Leader of special interest to the United states Tony Blair s labor is More eager for a Northern Ireland settlement More enthusiastic about the european Union and More favourable to a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. America s traditionally warm relations with Bri Taindo not depend on which party holds Power. But the celebrated special relationship forged in world War Iii now based More on nostalgia than contemporary reality. But modernizing the British political debate revitalized labor party can significantly contribute to continuance of our closest diplomatic Bonds. Christian science Monitor Boston Call it elevator music. Or easy listening music. Or environmental music ambient music or background music. By whatever name the business music pioneered by Muzak is making its 60th anniversary this fall. In stores in restaurants and in supermarkets i airports and offices Muzak has become an inescapable part of the american cultural landscape. Only the mos determined Hermit can remain out of hearing Range. Critics who deride elevator music for what they regard As its maddening sameness and who consider it intrusiveness a form of noise pollution May have a Point. Blandness can in fact of a virtue at least a listener can tune it out. That is More than can be said for car stereos blaring or for car alarms wailing insistently at 2  in the world of the Boom Box two cheers for Muzak. With a i Lippy birthday encore from Mantovani