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Show t NEWS CD by SSgt. David P. Masko Air Force News Service The United States will continue to have a military presence in the Persian Gulf because it is important to maintain a very high prestige and ability to do things in that part of the world, Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf told the Senate Armed Services Committee June 12. Although Schwarzkopf and other military leaders have told lawmakers that a detailed analysis of the Gulf War will continue for some time, they said some clear examples have emerged about what could happen in future battlefields. Principal among these lessons learned is that the threat in the Gulf will continue to be a regional conflict which, if not contained, could draw U.S. forces into a conflict against an enemy armed with advanced weaponry, Schwarzkopf said. "Looking ahead, it is plain to see that the key to our continued access is the maintenance of a strong U.S. presence in the region." Moreover, there is still no agreement between the United States and its coalition partners on how it will support continued peacekeeping efforts in the Middle East. Shape off things lo come "The precise shape of it, where it would be located, who would be in charge, which nations would supply what to it, that is still being discussed," Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said during a press briefing June 25. "It's clearly something we all want to do, and I'm 3. 1991 JJy H,UtcD ? HDD" sure it's something we 'will do." The deployment is an "interim situation" where the United States will maintain a residual force somewhere in the Middle East for the purpose of keeping the situation stable and to facilitate the humanitarian mission, Williams said. Asked if the United States is considering a mili- tary operation against suspected Iraqi nuclear fa- cilities, he said, "If we were considering such options, we would not say. "It's clear from what we've seen to date that Saddam Hussein is still trying to protect what's left of Iraq's nuclear capability and has not yet come into compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions in terms of the weapons of mass des- truction." The United States will have to keep working through the international community until it's satisfied that Iraq no longer has a viable program to develop nuclear weapons, Williams said. Although the Pentagon said it did not know how much of a nuclear program Iraq still has, it believes Iraq is less a nuclear threat now than before the devastating air campaign against its nuclear facilities in Desert Storm. At the same time, the Pentagon has not established a timetable for the withdrawal of the 1,464 troops still remaining in Iraq. As of June 27, a total of 5,901 U.S. troops were assigned to the combined task force for Operation Provide Comfort. Also facing a critical series of tests in the months ahead is the Pentagon's defense budget for fiscal 1992. In the wake of the Gulf War and the continued deployment for Provide Comfort, Congress has had a number of hearings on the budget to determine what course the military should take in future oper- ations. Although some lawmakers have taken opposing sides on defense spending, Sen. Sam Nunn, D-G- a., said his committee is in agreement that force modert Storm environment is nization, and the still of great concern to the United States. post-Deser- Lessons learned Nunn, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, discussed his observations on the Gulf War's lessons, and its effect on the military's future, with graduates of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces June 19. "No other country in the world could have moved as many personnel and as much equipment halfway around the world and then again across the desert of Saudi Arabia as quickly as we did," he said. 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