Show A6 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday 'January 25 2003 World & Nation I I Troops: ‘We’d like to go home’ SOUTH OF THE KUWAIT- IRAQ BORDER Kuwait (AP) — The fighting men of the 3rd Infantry Division eagerly await news of Saddam Hussein's dance with weapons inspectors of Europe's tanee to a new war of the lat- est saber rattling opt of Washington and Baghdad While the world’s statesmen ponder whether to go to war the men who would spearhead attack on Iraq are any US-le- d hoping a decision will be made snort The prevailing feeling: “We’d like to go call AP photo Iraqi neighbors fear war - ' were made by an official of a country that suffered incredible hardships at the hands of Saddam The Iraqi leader sent his troops into Iran in 19X0 war that launching an claimed a million lives Thousands of Iranian veterans are still suffering from the effects of chemical weapons used against them by Saddam's forces Still the diplomat said Iran preferred that there be no war to oust Saddam “Of course lie is not a loved man" the diplomat said referring to Saddam "Hut who says anyone better would for Saddam's ouster Nor did they encourage him to step down and go into exile — despite w idespread rumors that the conference would issue such a call The conference "has focused on the need for a concerted effort to avert war and to work toward a peaceful settlement of the Iraqi crisis" Syrian Foreign Minister told CNN F'arouk "I believe that the warmongers in Washington are losing touch w ilh the people even in Washington not to mention other countries and they are heading joward the unknown" he said Those sentiments are not universally shared in Kuwait where the United Stales is assembling troops for a possible attack on Iraq Kuwait jendured seven months of Iraqi occupation until the US-le- d coalition freed the country in 1991 How ever Kuwait was not invited to tire regional ISTANBUL Turkey ( APy — Iraq's neighbors prefer to Jive with a weakened Saddam Hussein even one w itli weapons of mass destruction rather than endure the chaos and economic devastation they lear a war to overthrow him would unleash A gathering of Saddam's neighbors in this former Ottoman capital showed they are less worried by a possible Iraqi arsenal than by w hat the regime change sought by the United States might bring The nations fear a flood of refugees disrupted economies the prospect of agitation among their own ethnic minorities — and even the possibility of a more democratic government in Iraq which could undermine the region's autocratic regimes And without Saddam Iraq's oil riches would be unfettered and might flood the market “Certainly he has made us suffer a lot" said one Iranian diplomat at this week's gathering "But it does not mean one mistake should be solved by another mistake" The foreign ministers of Iran Turkey Saudi Arabia Syria Jordan and Egypt in their meeting here Thursday called on Iraq to cooperate fully with UN! inspectors to avoid a US military' strike They did not however call meeting replace him" The Turks too would prefer the status quo They worry that a government that might grant greater powers to Iraq's minority Kurds That in turn coulil lead to similar demands for self- rule by Turkey's own Kurdish population "Turkey has lived w ith Saddam for some 20 years since before the ( 1991 ) Gulf War war since before the Iran-lra- q There has been no problem" said Huseyin Bagci professor of International Relations at Ankara's Middle East Technical University The Saudis fear that the overthrow of Saddam would post-Sadda- m : “If Saddam is overthrown the region will become unstable" the Iranian diplomat said on condition of anonymity "We will face economic crises the security problem will make it difficult for us to sell oil When there is insecurity in the Persian Gulf it will affect all these things" Those comments are all the more striking because they strengthen Iraq's majority ite Muslim community - PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY You must bring u copy of your birth certificate (or other legal proof of age) to registration This copy will be retained by Cache Valley Soccer REGISTRATION FEES ' PARENTS SIGNA TURE Registration forms must lx signed by the players own parent or legal guardian JANUARY 23: FEBRUARY 8 Plea ae regiater in the area you wish to play AMAUiA IWnn IhimjiliivVh 'NKWTUN 2375 W 700li N' Hv ippimlinriii JarkHin hirulitfTnwn lliH 935 S too W IVimliM-l:iAuilra fciyliy 115 W iWiIei in I'KI N 3 riiiii -- ") 25 IU'ini1 pm 3511111 Titiy Miiu’lb-ii- Aiiiii-!- ifrtMMW 31H7N 2100 W Jan 2f 'I to ’iuii 2 Ml Or ly ftiiiiririi n( NOHTtl MXiAN Mirv Ann Kmiik iVVMWCI' Nn jqtiih Cny Ijlirnry Jin 25 10nni lun Jnn Ki t) ‘Ml Oimi-- I i MKNIXIN I jinli Wlulinit 45 Vi lOdS Mi'liiliili Inn 25 Jnn 20 Fi'li 5 llkmi-1- kivi:h inaiarrs eouatcK waiiiv YOCNCWAIIII Kinii At Hnk 751 53 to li Knblli-iKlil-- Ilhim-Ip- HENSON num 6pai-Sp- nuftiw fJwifui iiKj'Rttl1 ('IftriulonTimn Iflill Wi3-Fi- H J Keg City Humimm Hr UmiMHK SlrphiMt1 Allrul VVlllHi llydr ftuk City Uflim Jui 2fi IOm-1- 2 ikim Jnn 30 &pm4pn! 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