European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saddam squeaks we leap in this dog of a deployment Jennifer Dyer As anyone but me noticed the Tail wagging the dog aspect of Ameri can forces deploying to Cen com for _. The fastest Iraq crisis Saddam Hussein moved. We jumped. It is not difficult to figure out who holds the strategic upper hand in this scenario. We Don t know Why Saddam Hussein timed the troop movements As he did but i congratulate him on a masterful move in the game of scramble the superpower. As a military member i am deeply concerned about the twin trends of which this deployment is a symptom. The first of those trends is the american government s immediate almost unthinking selection of troop deployments As a primary Means of dealing with foreign problems. Reflexive deployment of . Troops to every hot spot will inevitably erode the respect they currently enjoy throughout the world. A More measured response a buildup of suspense would have a salutary effect on Saddam and potential enemies who watch our actions closely. It would establish that american verbal threats Are valid. It  also allow us to choose the time and place of our entry into this regional Challenge Landing us Back in the Driver s seat where we belong. The second disturbing trend is the one that pushed us out of the Driver s seat in the first place Send in your column plus photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-64278 Darmstadt Germany. If mailing disk save text in Asci and include printout. Columns Are edited for clarity and length. Opening laugh David Mosman Australia you should do something about that bite  Heinok Tow anything no the adoption of strategic objectives so limited As to be worse than useless. Four years after Iraq s first in Vasion of Kuwait it is Clear that our limited objectives in desert storm made the conflict an extremely expensive Outing that had Little Long term effect. Here is the same megalomaniac Al dictator threaten ing to invade the same country in the context of the same regional concerns and tensions As in 1990. Meanwhile . Forces deployed for Long periods to other crisis areas such As Somalia and Bosnia have achieved on balance nothing. V the populations in those places Are still victims of bloody civil strife and peace negotiations drag on. The presence of soldiers May have kept the Slaughter in Check but the fundamental situation has not changed. " -. I do not object in principle to using the military for the purpose of forcing obdurate warring parties to make  but if the military is used the emphasis must be on Force. Each time . Troops de ploy without significantly affecting an International outcome they lose a Little More of their value As a foreign policy Hammer. The result is that when we wish to demonstrate the firmness of our foreign commitments to outlaw states like Iraq it takes More than a terse threat from our president. We actually have to fund an expensive deployment which pulls forces away from other vital foreign commitments. Saddam Hussein May Back Down this time but he can keep playing this game forever it costs him very _ Little ,.  ,. V \. For us on the other hand it will be extremely costly in terms of dollars to ale and american pub Lic opinion unless we regain the strategic upper a hand we will tire of it first. The lesson from the latest foray into the persian Gulf is this we were sure Saddam Hussein was serious. He was t sure we were. U. Cmdr Jennifer Dyer is stationed in Naples Italy. Ban the censors Donald Poorman Ach time a school year shifts into High gear groups claiming to be authorities for the United states of America s mor laity try to improve the country s fallen values by releasing a list of literature they feel could corrupt the youth of America. A list of books targeted last year was printed in the stars and stripes. I was not surprised that i had read Over 50 percent of the books listed most of them in High school. Through much soul searching and self analysis As Well As to the Chagrin of the Cen Soring groups have found that i have not become a mass murderer sexual deviate satanist though that would be protected under the first amendment of the Constitution or politician heaven forbid. What nobody wants to evaluate with the targeted books Are the ideals the authors were trying to pre sent when they wrote their stories. Some examples Tom Sawyer. Nothing More than a Story of the Tri als and tribulations of a boy growing up in Missouri on the Mississippi River. Though the author did use terms that belittle people of color i.e., injun Joe they were a sign of Tom Sawyer s times. Sorry folks political correctness came around Long after Mark Twain died. Lord of the flies. A tale spun by William holding that shows that when Man no matter How civilized is separated from society he reverts to primitive instincts that instill survival. Unfortunately the writer used All of those darn note the politically Correct modifier sexual references As if human sexuality is not a part of survival. The Catcher in the Rye. This is perhaps my favor Book out of the entire targeted list. . Salinger s depiction of Holden Caufield s coming of age in a cold unforgiving chaotic society is almost like a screenplay for a John Hughes movie. Once again however the novel fetuses immorality and Profan Ity neither of which is obviously a part of life. Are any of these storyline questionable not if you objectively break them out As i have just done. I sincerely Hope that despite whatever books Are proposed to be censored in the future efforts equal was Strong will be made to ensure commensurate exposure of All literature regardless of what a few morally righteous people believe. Donald Poorman lives in fir Funk. Germany. Contents from the cover. 4-9 veterans Day memories of Wii and Vietnam. Words &  Safire s awards. 24 of jail Nijiu to. 10miss manners sets a a am straight. Al  get set for Disney s  this week s films. 12-13 military circuit listings. Chuck Vlinch is smitten by tie puppet masters. " television listings. 14-17local, Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment. 18 still watching Raul Julia. Voices. 19 Joe Bob Briggs wonders about the Swiss. On the air. 20 22 Kinsley Buchanan Limbaugh. Rnnicqw7.cvkjmore words on Simpson. Sidelights 26andy Rooney on his latest letters. On Parade 27 Rita Wilson s career wakes up. Last laugh. 28dave Barry turns into a poet. _ sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes editor Buck Fox cover Story design Peter Jaeger production Bernard Jensen editorial assistance Louis d. Pierce Page 2 sunday november 6, 1994