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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Five Thursday.February 7,1991 Editorial Ground war decision must not be made hastily Announcements by U.S. officials during the past few days have exposed a profound confusion about exactly what is now happening in the Persian Gulf War. of the night. the success of allied troops. These seemingly contradictory views of the One could not expect to attain exact war both from important information about the state of Iraqi forces, of military officials make one point carefully clear: There course. As sophisticated as U.S. intelligence-gatherin- g H. are some important questions to be answered At one briefing, Gen. Norman capabilities are, Iraqi damage and before allied of President commander the Bush U.S. commits and allied casualties sustained will not be determined to forces, Schwarzkopf, chose to focus on the phenomenal successes of troops to a ground war. the last tank and soldier. A general picture can To answer these questions, Bush has be drawn which would help allied troops know allied air forces as they have continually bombed Iraqi military installations and supply dispatched Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and exactly what they are up against, however. lines into Kuwait. Iraq's ability to use those Gen. Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Bush, fearing a weakening of the allied supply lines has been diminished by 90 percent of Staff, to Saudi Arabia. The president will coalition, might feel pressed to initiate a ground due to intense bombing, the general explained. expect a recommendation, either for or against war. And Schwarzkopf (who is, after all, an However, on the same day, other Pentagon initiating a ground campaign, from the two Army man) might be disposed toward such a officials chose to express their belief that officials. move. Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard also The danger is that these two will recommend President Bush must maintain his stated a primary target of allied bombing is, for the a ground offensive to the president without position that he is in no hurry to get into a concrete information about ground war with the Iraqis. Indeed, more days greatest part, still intact and ready to do battle. having also official One stated that the Iraqis are factors such as the condition of the of bombing can only hurt Iraq and give the rapidly replacing damaged supply lines and Republican Guard and Iraqi supply allies more time to know exactly what the hell sending small convoys into Kuwait under cover lines which could have a profound effect on is going on. Consequences of v Gulf War predicted Hail to our men and women fighting in the Middle East. They are boldly showing to the world why we are such a J. Bel Ami de Montreux mighty nation and why we are doing "the hard work of freedom," as President Bush put it in his triumphant State of the Union address last week. And America echoed him favorably. We share the grief of the families of American soldiers who died so far from home "to achieve the aspirations of mankind; peace and security, freedom and the rule of law," as a fired up Bush trumpeted. We pray for a quick and victorious ending to the war and hope Letters responsible, I intuit, is a class dynamic stemming from men taking for granted their own free through their government, laws, agencies and societal expectations, cease exacting upon an entire class cruel and unusual punishment for the "crime" of being female? What plea for armistice will it take for the war against women to end? At the choice rally two weeks ago, I made a count of 21 to 1, women to men. I ee asked several people why they thought there were so few men present. Almost all of the women with whom I spoke thought it was because men just don't care. Men seemed to think it was because males don't understand issues. Both reasons are probably accountable, exclusively. although Also not partially agency over their own bodies, and, to an extent, even expecting a degree of license over their own bodies. To attend the rally is to call this social power imbalance into men, as a class, the very attribute in which they feel the most secure is also what has made them utterly weak ethically. am furious that Utah's theohegemonic government has been so swift to throw itself into the I national judicial breech with suspect for many men, their expectations are transparent to them. Ironically, what is transparent to males may be the very thing which blinds them from seeing that women are in peril of losing the very rights which men I enjoy without another thought. Surely males sense that to join women in their struggle to retain their rights means that men's ability to dominate and subjugate women will be impaired. It appears that for a severely restrictive bill that chains women down by their uteruses. I call upon the members of my class for a laying anti-abortio- question. n down of arms, for no enemy rises to meet us. Our beleaguered sisters do not wish to put their heels to our throats; they only ask that we stand behind them together, lest we fall as a people divided. Timothy Battey Graduate student communications Signs are what is important on this campus Editor: I am sorry that this letter is not about abortion, homosexuals or the war, but it's about time somebody wrote a letter about something really important, like theI signs posted around campus. have noticed the following: 1. Stairs. I am truly thankful that a sign was put up to tell me what those cement contraptions are. 2. Slippery when wet. No shit! ! Does anybody know of a sidewalk on this slippery? campus that is not 3. Turn engines off. OK 4. Slow children crossing. Where do the brilliant children cross? Also, I'd like to comment on the elections. Donald Dunn and Tipi Pupua promised to call us all if they are elected. Now that's funny! Do they realize there are 25,000 of us? I think we should elect these guys and then when we get our phone call, keep them on the line for 15 or 20 minutes. Does anybody have a calculator? We could keep these two on the phone for their entire terms! That way they couldn't screw anything up. I miss the Whookies. At least they admitted what they were up to. Pete Jahsman Graduate student math dictators and to kill Saddam the mission remnants of Iraq's military will soon shed fanaticism and lovalty to finish the job. What will the Middle East be like after the war? The Palestinian Issue. Yasser Arafat miscalculated in aligning with Baghdad. Can you blame Israel for refusing to negotiate with him? Arafat's voice will diminish in the region and in If affairs. Palestinian's the Caribbean to Ayatullahs Africa are taking notice of the "enduring warning" that mere is a new "World Order... a community of conscience" ready "to achieve the aspirations of mankind," as Bush envisioned last week at the apotheosis of his presidency. schizophrenic Arafat were sincere about showing he is a bonafide immense popularity. He has the blessings of the Congress and so far he is keeping his promise not to take us through another Vietnam. Now that he is operating lawfully, Americans should stop all demonstrations against the war. Our neighbors, family and friends are risking their lives to achieve Bush's visions of a better "a world of law and world security." However wrong you think we are for fighting this war, there are Arafat is out. from The president is enjoying Men must stop their fighting against women Editor: When will the American people, that Chronicle Columnist several reasons, besides the invasion of Kuwait why the world should unite to destroy Iraq's hence formidable military machine. Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities were not acceptable and threatened us as much as the gulf region. Someone somewhere had the responsibility to stop him at any cost. If we did not do it the Israelites would have had to. Saddam could never be trusted sitting on a stockpile of destructive weapons because of his violent nature and his aspirations of Arabic and ultimately African conquests. While his poisonous gas armament was of concern, it only posed threat to his Islamic brothers and supporters. Ask the a Iranians who seem to have a very short memory span. Looking at the strength of the coalition, we will bo victorious in the Middle East. Even if we do not accomplish our ultimate leader with the Palestinian people's best interest at heart, he would have condemned Kuwait's invasion or stayed neutral like Jordan. Jetting off to Baghdad and French kissing Saddam on CNN amounted to political suicide. Israel. Whatever your feelings are for the Jewish state, you must admire its restraint. After several unprovoked assaults against its citizens, the government has not retaliated. They have so far thwarted Saddam's reliance on Jewish pride and resolve to dismantle the international coalition. Israel is for now the oppressed little David, and the Palestinian struggle has taken a backseat. Nonetheless, Israel will have to settle with the Palestinians urgently after the war if it wants American financial help to continue. After our Here at Home home in come glory troops Bush will have to face political reality. With the war fever receding, thoroughly president's will the America ss diplomatic performance before the war and his very poor resume on domestic policies. Bush will not ride on strong national patriotism forever. Yet, he may be able to divert attention from his international and domestic fallacies in spearheading an Arab-Israesummit. But that did not enhance Jimmy Carter's image in the late li 70s. Additionally, if Dan Quayle conveniently resigns the a military marriage may yet propel Bush back into see "Montreux" on page seven vice-presidenc- y, |
