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Editorial Iran may draw U.S. into unapproved war Hostilities between the United States and Iran in the Persian Gulf have been escalating continually since U.S. military forces began to escort Kuwaiti tankers and increase their presence in the war-torn region. First, the Bridgeton, a U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tanker be ing escorted by U.S. naval vessels, struck an Iranian-layed mine in July. Next, on Sept. 21, a U.S. military helicopter at tacked an Iranian ship laying mines. Then, on Oct. 8. U.S. helicopter gunships sank three Iranian patrol boats after they opened fire on an American observation helicopter. Most recently, on Friday. Oct. 16. a U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti tanker, the Sea Isle City, was struck by a silkwerm missile fired from the Iranian-held Faw Peninsula. Currently, the Reagan administration is considering ap propriate retaliatory action against silkworm missile in stallations along the Iranian coastline. As violence escalates in the Persian Gulf, it is becoming increasingly possible that the United States may be going to war with Iran. Not only are the Iranians provoking the Reagan administration with almost daily verbal abuse and now direct military action, but also the Reagan administra tion has responded proportionately to Iranian initiatives. As the severity of the Iranian attacks increases, so does the forcefulness of the U.S. response — a relationship that may lead to war between the United States and Iran. However, before the U.S. military launches a retaliatory strike against mainland Iran, the War Powers Act. which re quires the president to report to Congress anytime U.S. military forces are introduced into an imminently hostile region, should be invoked to ensure that Congress and hence the American public approve of the Reagan adminstration’s increasingly belligerent foreign policy toward the Persian Gulf Thus far. the Reagan adminstration has refused to com ply with the War Powers Act. arguing hostilities are not im minent in the Persian Gulf and the act is unconstitutional. After Friday's Iranian missile attack on the U.S.-flagged tanker Sea Isle City, hostilities not only are imminent, but also clearly manifest in the Persian Gulf. Therefore, the ad ministration's argument that the War Powers Act does not apply to Persian-Gulf security policy because hostilities are not imminent is absurd. The administration also has argued that the War Powers Act is unconstitutional. Although this argument may prove true in court, the War Powers Act was passed in the wake of the Vietnam War to limit presidential authority to commit U.S. forces without an official declaration of war from Congress. The War Powers Act provides a legal barrier against the United States entering a war without congressional approval — approval from the representatives of the people. It is debatable whether the War Powers act is un constitutional; however, entering a war without congres sional approval is clearly unconstitutional. As violence escalates in the Persian Gulf war and U.S. military forces are increasingly involved with it. the Reagan administration must have the approval of both Congress and the American people for its foreign policy to be successful. The War Powers Act is the simplest, most direct way to facilitate this approval. PEE’VIEFS BIG ADVENTURE: Letters Games DM. Holiman's simplistic concern about gaming suggests myopic analysis of a cultural in stitution and unsubstantiated correlation between money and social corruption All of the lamentable examples offered by lloliman are true and we all be moan behavioral pattorns which flaunt morality and defy legal tenets We decry such acts when they are committed by politicians, educators, musi cians lumbermen, students and athletes. To suggest that television and the visibility afforded through television is the major con tributor to athletic immorality is naive The establishment of the of the athletic hero heroine is a social creation and to the ex tent that such superhumans do not live up to our fantasies of perfection, they appear flawed. Not unlike the preacher's children. Athletes are motivated by both status and money. So are journalists, physicians, theologians and professors. Unlike lloliman. I am not ap palled by the individual who decides to dedicate self to a Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald la published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacation* by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co . at the University of Oregon. Eugene. Oregon. 97403 The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and Is a member of the Associated Press The Emerald is private properly The unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law I Staff Advertising Director Production Manager Classified Manager Assistant to the Publisher Susan Thelen Michele Ross Kelli Mason Jean Ownbey Advertising Safes: Ten Be ring. Gary Deloesa. Tom Leech. Cathenrte Lilia. Rick Marts. Laura McKinney. Heather Mull, Joann Nelson. Julie Paul. Barbara Roger*. Scott Thorkildson. 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Ross Marlin, Andre Ranted. Dan Wheeler, Michael Wilhelm Production: Sandra Daller I Ad Coordinator Kelly Alexandre. Ronwin Nicole Ashton, Virginia Baniaga, Laura Cartian. Ellen Crosa. Eva Cohen. Stephanie Orynan. Dolores Ferreo. Shannon Gaither, Lisa Haggerty. Stephanie Holland. Detrdre Kelly, Eliot Knight, Chds Knox, Jung Loo. Bobbie Lo, Ross Martin, Jam** Mason. Angie Muniz. Ted Shepler. Linda Spading. Lisa Svanevlk, Ingrid white. Mike Wilhelm, Kelly Williams. Serena Williams. X Kang XI* single activity. I applaud the professional tenacity of iny col leagues who spend hours in a laboratory, who become ex cellent business people, who concentrate on the cello to pro vide musical interpretations beyond the ordinary, who hone their talents to display the grandeur of humankind. If sport skill is one of those aspects of human grandeur, sobeit. Sports are games. What is "disproportionate and curious" about spending one's life im mersed in a game? Games are guided by discernable princi ple. are voluntary, are attentive to logic, are predicated upon equality and are described as joyful. Not a bad way to create what Holiman suggests is a "freak.*' Celeste Ulrich, Dean, College of Human Development and Performance Go Ducks While following the media coverage of the Duck's football team this season, I have noticed the absence of any of the ar rogant statements made in the past. The team's accomplishments on the field this year have been enough to make any football program proud, but likewise the behavior of the players with the press and on campus has been outstanding. Wins over the likes of Washington and USC have not produced the cocky comments that in years past have been made after wins over teams like OSU and Cal. This year's team is worthy of respect and support regardless of what happens during the re mainder of the season. I do, however, hope that this team will have many more oppor tunities this year to win gracefully. Go Ducks! Doug Barragar Senior, political science Inverted Ideas According to the Oct. 13 cover story of the Emerald. Tim Hughes, the director of the Gay and lesbian Alliance at the University, said that they are rallying to show their support for the Washington D C. gay ac tivist march The rally is to protest the Supreme Court stand on the l!)8t> Hardwick decision stating that sodomy among consenting adults, even in the privacy of their own homes, was unconstitutional. (The American Heritage Dic tionary simply defines sodomy as "anal copulation ") Hughes goes on to say that "they are taking away our right to love whom we choose in the way we choose." If I have a girlfriend that I care for deeply and truly love. 1 can promise you that I am not going to express that to her by engag ing in anal intercourse However, that is my opinion, and unfortunately you are en titled to your own opinion as well. In the Emerald's article. Tim Hughes went on to state that it is not enough for the govern ment to provide information on AIDS and that you want them to take a stronger stand on the issue. Well what do you think they have done? By making anal copulation unconstitutional, the federal government is ac tually attempting to do away with one of the major causes of AIDS. If you truly want to help fight in the war against AIDS, then gay activists should stand behind the Hardwick decision 100 percent. Instead of attaching condoms to all of your fliers, why don't you start attaching your fliers to cast-iron trousers? Jeff Momarich Sophomore
