| Show The Eagle - Page 3 War with Iraq means more than high gasoline prices it means loss of life Pff Pftersen not tolerate agression' Ifs 120 degrees on an average day There are no Utcgrass or mountains just flat sand And you go through each day knowing that one million men only miles away want to kill you Each day as I attend class I look carefully at each of my friends and wonder what their future will hold college a career marriage or war On the surface this argument seems to invalidate US intervention in the conflicL But there is a deeper issue that needs to be considered: international security At this point history becomes our teacher Over 60 years ago we appeased a dictator by allowing him to take over European nations me at a time Diplomacy becomes fatal when it is used as a mechanism of Washington predicts war by Christmas or possibly sooner says deceit by an agressor with no intention of obeying treaties Time Magazine At this point war in the Persian Gulf appears inevitable This is true because as Saddam Hussein's refusal to negotiate Although we cannot claim that Hussein is a modem day Adolf Time Magazine reports that he exhibits a syndrome known as Hitler has hardened the goals of the United States have expanded At first President Bush sent troops to Saudi Arabia because they asked us to maligant narcissism Among its characteristics are overarching arro-help them prevent an Iraqi invasion of their country Then we broadened gance and ambition This crisis puts him where he wants to be at the center of world focus and as a candidate for history books History tells our demand to include the removal of Hussein's forces from Kuwait maus that dictators guided by a need for power threaten international secu- Now our goal stops nothing short of destroying the Iraqi miliary chine rity Harlan Moore a nurse in the 328th General Hospital Army Reserve Hussein's response "Kuwait belongs to Iraq and we will never give anti-Iraq unit in Price says: "We have to prevent another Hitler" it up even if we have to fight over it for 1000 years" As in what An Iraqi march across the Middle Eastern desert must be preempted is he United Nations resolutions become set stone this exactly in the name of international security But because the threat is interna may have to do tional the solution must also be international This cannot become a A full scale war with the goal of demilitarizing Iraq could require re- - war between Iraq and the US It is not only inappropriate and the draft for the first time since the Vietnam War Its has al- - centric for the US to name itself the world's police but it would be a dismal failure in this case Because of our history of aggression the ready led to a callup of reserves and an increase in the number of volun Hussein's material battle human to claim that we are fighting to stop Iraqi aggression is greatly weakened teen Strategically this means mote I the means this and human in terms to you and our motives are questioned from all directions Secondly due to people vist army but our close ties to Israel we risk severing Arabian nations characterized that we love could die li zeal from the international plight if we Looking directly into the face of war I wonder if our response to the by an Iraqi threat has been correct play too great a role I believe that war is fundamentally wrong Human life is irreplace- This is a task for the UN President Bush has done everything in able and so important that anything done to terminate it is repugnant his power to work alongside the UN Every move he has taken to date setIn today's technological world the communicative capacity exists to has been UN sanctioned Nevertheless the conflict has become a war tic almost any conflict without United States show Whether this is because other nations are simply "Almost" is the pivotal word When dealing with rational human unwilling to dedicate the money or troops necessary or because they are beings compromises can be found When dealing with Husscin- -a waiting for the US to cover the tab (which we have proven repeatedly that wp are willing to do) the fact remains that the effort must be a uni power hungry psychopathic egotistical dictator who is willing to gas it g with his own people and who declares war fied international coalition chilling eagerness--talkinLet's take some additional steps to globalize efforts The US its loses somehow out impact should agree to be part of a UN military force into which our troops That is why our use of force through trade embargo and military blockade is justified And that is why an international strike against Iraq would be folded Within the UN we should step up efforts to include all nations in the supplying of troops war material and money And as would be the correct thing to da that occurs the US presence could be dreypfan! Many people claim that the primary motive for the presence of rune magazine claims that World War III is a realistic possibility in Saudi Arabia is interests oil James our to protect troops Schampcl Our best friends could be called to arms In fact any one of us may PhD professor of political science at the College of Eastern Utah d find ourselves on the sand of the Middle East feels "It is possible that the United States is in Saudi Arabia merely to Moore states"I'm ready to serve my country and the world I'm protect the oil supply and to keep oil prices down If this is the case proud that I can help" then we have no justification for being over there" This is an historic opportunity to change the nature of conflict in dieither How makes the a can US having Schampcl good point id We can take the final step in breaking down the barriers of our rectly invaded or aided in the attack of three sovereign nations (Grenada the Cold War by working together to find international solutions in- Nicaragua and Panama) claim that we are intervening because we will answers Let us take that final step stead of ethno-instilud- anti-Israe- anti-Weste- ng rn heat-bake- self-servi- ng “Y” is a question we all have to ask: the legacy of JD Conover by Joe Carver editorial writer Last year was a good year for editorials The material was pod the timing was write but most important of all the writer was phe- nomenal Joseph David Conover a young writer from Moab set the College of Eastern Utah aflame with his salty attacks on the likes of the housing department It was never enough to condemn a policy JD had a talent for making these attacks a personal issue His out spoken and verbose style brought the scorn of much of this school's administration and often made him the most controversial person on campus One thing cannot be argued however and that was his incredible ability to reach the students Some hated him and some loved him but they all knew his name In May of last year JD approached me with the idea of me writing the editorials for this school year I was admittedly hesitant and with good cause writing style was so unique and effective that any predecessor would cringe at the thought of comparison After a great deal of thought I decided to accept At graduation I sought Joey out WI decided to take the column next year” I said Mso I guess I'll ’s try and stir it up for you" "Don’t stir it up" he responded MBE IT" Less than two months later he was dead Joseph David Conover was iL He was the type of person that we all work to be He told us that "y” isn't just a crooked letter at the end of the alphabet it is a question that we all have to ask I loved Joey as did almost every student that ever met him and since this is an opinion column here is mine he should have lived forever and I am mad as h— - that he didn'L Two weeks ago a friend of mine from last year called me outside to take a look at the outside wall of Sessions Hall He pointed to the side of the wall and began to laugh Strewn across the wall were various colors of Play dough balls that JD and a couple of his friends myself included had thrown up there last year Memories filled my hod as I recalled who had thrown which balls Shane's JJVsand mine were remaining I began to laugh as the symbolism dawned on me Even after death JJVs balls are still up on the wall and now with the acceptance of this assignment mine will become a fixture there as well Ibis column is not going to be an attempt to duplicate Joscoh (continued on page 6) Supreme Court says no tax exemption for missionary funding Tax Notet a leading journal for tax practitioners in the United States recently published an article written by Ron Vogel an accounting instructor al the College of Eastern Utah and Weber State College professors Rick Grosser and Doug Laufer The article analyzes the impact of a recent US Supreme Court decision that parents of Mormon missionaries cannot deduct payments made directly to their children serving missions as charitable contributions The Court's decision actu- ally clarifies which contributions are deductible and which are not" Vogel explained There was no consistency prior to the decision and the IRS had an extremely difficult time determining which payments were legitimate deductions and which weren’t" According to the analysis direct support of Mormon missionaries by their parents was established more than 160 years aga Several court cases however examined the legality of deducting those payments Previous court rulings stated that although the church benefited from the contributions the recipients not the church had full control over the funds which was contradictory to laws governing charitable donations Under this system the missionaries "apparently had no legal obligation to comply with their promise to use the money in accordance with chinch guidelines" the analysis reports The Fifth and Tenth Circuit courts had ruled that the church's control over missionaries also controlled the use of the funds but the Ninth Circuit Court rejected the argument and disallowed the deductions because the contributions were not made directly to the church "The Supreme Court saw the potential for loo many abuses of the law if deductabUity were allowed for existing practices" Vo gel said "Although the ruling will have significant impact for the LDS Church the decision actually clarifies and strengthens current tax laws" Legislation is currently being considered that would allow such payments to be classified as a charitable deduction overturning the High Court's opinion Vogel participated in the research and composition of the analysis while a graduate student at Weber State He has taught accounting and other business courses at the College of Eastern Utah since 1989 |
