European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor tuesday december 13,1994 european edition col. Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Deborah aether news editor Bill Walker european editor Bob Wicker sports editor George mane City editor to write us unit 29480 Apoate 09211 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. 208,400. Education i Mijenes ext. 226. Business news ext. 326news bureaus Heidelberg. Germany Effie Bathen room 117. Romo str. T04. 69115 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or civilian 06221-23421 Tel fax 06221-10554. Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Dougherty and Doyle Tilhman. 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Get message Clinton i the stars and stripes reported that president Clinton accepted blame for the losses which his party suffered in the re cent elections and that was very Noble indeed. However his admission notwithstanding i fail to see that he really got the message of his defeat. If Clinton really got the message he would immediately get rid of most of his incompetent and morally deficient staff most of whom give liberals a bad name. He would support american Chil Dren s god Given right to Pray in school and would support a constitutional amendment to secure those rights if the supreme court does not recognize those rights under the Constitution As it now stands. He would work to strengthen families and turn Back the clock on such falsely Liberal notions As divorce on de Mand the real Root cause of social break Down and crime in american society. He would appoint judges who can differentiate Between pornography and Art who understand that abortion has Noth ing to do with the woman s right Over her body and that gun control is not the answer to crime prevention. He would Stop pandering to the sexually perverted in our society and Stop Federal Money to programs that seek to insinuate to schoolchildren that homosexuality is an alternative lifestyle in state mandated sex education classes. As commander in chief of the armed forces he would take a Strong stand against homosexuals in the military and would overturn the Navy s deranged policy of putting women of vessels of War. And last but not least he would immediately remove those secretaries of his who want to pass out condoms to school children legalize drugs and have homosexuals Lead our boy scouts and girl scouts. If the president does these things then i will say he really got the Mes  a .--.vdan Korolyshyn Albrook fab Panama to our readers let us know i what you think we encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and include address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155 601-395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Affront to veterans i am quite upset about a . Govern ment contract company International Telephone and Telegraph corp moving veterans Day to nov. 25 so that some managers can get four Days off straight without taking their leave. I was shocked when i heard about it. More surprisingly this was not even an option it was a must for All employees. If the contracting officer is so flexible Why not change new year s Day next to Christmas i Felt this was a put Down to veterans who risked their lives for our country and died in Battle i want to remember and appreciate them at least once a year on that Day. That is Why it is a Holiday. Should a contracting officer have this much Power As a Veteran s wife and a daughter my father was a pow for two years during world War Iii am very agitated about this matter. T. Mcdowell Kafer Tal Germany commentary nato rust by Scripps Howard news service the ground is shifting in Bosnia. Faced with Gross humiliation at the hands of the bosnian serbs . Peace keepers May be withdrawn. Their departure and president Clinton s offer of up to 25,000 american servicemen Bers to assist in the evacuation could dramatically alter the prospects in the Balkans. For More than two years a grievously mistaken . Policy has remained Lockel in place by the presence on the ground of peacekeepers. These troops exit would Clear the Way for scrapping the policy. The original mistake was the refusal to distinguish Between aggressor and victim. A supposedly evenhanded . Arms embargo prevented the bosnian from acquiring the Means of self defense but left their bosnian1 serbian attackers Well armed and supplied from Serbia. Whenever Bosnia s predominantly Muslim government seconded by Washington a begged the United nations to lift the embargo the answer was the same if the United nations took sides its soldiers would become targets and the War would expand. That policy spearheaded by Britain and France has now run its bloody course. Repeatedly defying the United nations the bosnian serbs pressed their fight leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead or displaced. Occasional pinprick Airm Rikes delivered by nato at . Behest were enough to annoy but not deter the serbs. They now hold dozens of peace keepers hostage even placing a few on runways As human Shields a la Saddam Hussein. " / the British and French afe near the end of their patience and nato is plan Ning for an emergency evacuation of 24,000 troops of 19 nationalities. Reluctant As we Are to see . Serv Road s not so bad people might talk about Rota because there Are not any Taco Bells or subways but there is nothing wrong with Rota. The  ple Are Friendly and you get More Freedom than you do in the United states. The United states is dangerous because it has drive by shootings and gangs. People get killed in school every Day. You have police officers All Over the schools and people still get killed. In Rota you do not have to worry about any of this because people do not carry guns and4cnives to school. Look around the school you will not find one police officer. Why we do not need them. Rota schools have More to offer than a school in the states. Where do they go to a basketball game about half a hour away in a gymnasium. We get to go to Madrid and Gibraltar we get to travel All Over Spain. The school courses Are Good too. You have a lot of different chances like business Law advanced placement classes anymore. V. A. Sammons Rota Spain wi11 miss stripes my family and i will certainly miss the stars and stripes newspaper when we re tire from the . Air Force. We under stand that nothing will please All your readers All the time and that stripes cat ers to a diverse group even though mos readers do have some ties to military life. Our civilian guests through the years also have enjoyed Reading stripes and Many have remarked that it rivals and is often better than their Hometown newspaper. The letters to the editor Section of the newspaper is especially important in that it lends an ear to the Community so that read ers can vent their frustrations extol any Praise and constructively or destructively express their valued opinions. Jacob a. Salzmann Rhein main a Germany in ice members in the Balkans even briefly american participation in this dangerous Mission is necessary. Washington acquiesced in the collective policy that led to this pass and it is Best equipped militarily to do the Job. If a pullout is ordered nato conv Manders must be freed from . Shackles and allowed to execute the operation As they see fit. The credibility of the United nations is beyond Rescue but that of patois not nato should Promise serious air strikes if peacekeepers or . Humanitarian convoys Are harmed. Once the troops Are out the United states must insist on ending the arms embargo. It is simply immoral As Well As illegal under the . Charter to prevent the bosnian from acquiring the heavy weapons without which they can be crushed. This time. Western policy must be guided by principle and the president of the United states must take the Lead. Bxplain7how Wahyou explain snot that simple  ipipnth&4r you. You j.j., ican exp Tajn. A0anpqn5 skin to off of ifs umnuj5anp p&j6iou5&60& just Tel pm that you ars pubic Aro cog a vow can you sharply How it s7akk