_Editorial
Beware of Bush's
false nuclear peace
When George Bush announced last Thursday he
was scrapping a modernization of the 1-ance nuclear
missile, some took it as just another sign that peace —
true, lasting peace — was on the way. In reality, it was
just another daring move by Bush’s cunning political
mind.
While canceling the improved lance does ease
some of the constant throat of nuclear immolation,
Bush really didn't have much choice in the matter.
The Lance is a medium-range missile deployed in
West Germany with a target range only effective under
75 miles. The new system would increase the range to
about 250 miles but would still limit tin* weapon to
use on East German soil. It seems unlikely West Ger
mans would approve deployment of a new weapon
aimed strictly at their soon-to-be reunited brethren.
When you couple the above with a Congress which
is becoming increasingly hostile to defense spending,
you come up with an obsolete weapons system with a
big ($112 million) renovation price tag.
Given those factors. Bush's decision should come
as no great shock.
Almost lost in the headlines over canceling of the
I .a nee upgrading w'pre some remarks Bush made at the
same press conference. In it. he acknowledged for the
first time that Gorbachev may he facing a serious pow
er challenge over the Lithuania crisis. While this ad
mission is certainly interesting, another announcement
should lx; carefully looked at.
In his speech, Bush called (or a modernization of
existing weapon systems in West Germany and intro
duced plans for a new air-launched nuclear missile.
The one thing all of these have in common is their
range. All are capable of hitting the Soviet Union, and
are in fact, designed to do so.
Back in the 1950s, in the heady days of early atom
ic research, the Pentagon took a stance of “more bang
for your buck” toward nuclear weapons. Every mili
tary agency wanted weapons of their own. Depth
charges, mortar shells and even mines went nuclear.
But last year changed the role of NATO and the
need for atomic weapons in Europe. Bush seems to
have realized this, so he is scrapping all medium-range
weapons targeted at Eastern European countries (Le.
potential allies) while upgrading systems threatening
to the Soviet Union.
Bush's “new" policy is just a continuance of the
old doctrines of “the Evil Empire,” “rollback” and
“containment.” The Soviet Union is still the major
threat despite what our leaders have said “disputing"
the fact. Bush has been careful not to push for peace,
content to react, rather than act.
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Letters
Too far
In our i niton'. it is not mi
common lor those making so
i ial comment,ir\ to use images
ol violent e anil horror to make
a statement about i urrent
events "Die Had Daddies,
however, have gone from mak
ing radical social commentary
t vv Ini h out soi lets needs) to ev
plotting the alreadv exploited
Vis this is m refereru e to the
band's poster portraving them
as "Die leal gassed Daddies
while using a portrait of |ewish
children being marched avvav
at gun point In Nazis as the ai
i oinpanying image
Whether or not the hand in
tended such comparisons to he
made is almost beside tin
point The point is that no one
said feelings were not going to
be hurt in the proi ess of revolu
tion, but tile Daddies are i er
tainly not making a revolution,
but making money
The Had Daddies are using
controversial images to pro
mote themselves, not to pro
mote the understanding of al
ready marginalized issues If
what the hand trulv wants is
social commentary. the\ art
failing They are succeeding
only in offending members of
the communih whit h would
probably enjo\ their otherwise
non political music y et by ad
vertising the way the\ do thex
are making themselves into a
pelsunaI politii al subjet I
There is a big difference be
tween radical t ommentai \
(wlut li the Daddies perhaps be
lieve they are doing) and com
mentars which only plays up
to the media's images of what
is happening to society (whit It
is what the band is doing)
Kelly Weigel
Student
Costly error
I think the University is mak
ing .1 mistake in dropping the
American Studies major. Kven
though the department is
small. American Studies is im
portant
This department includes
studies about American histo
r\ literature and societs In or
der to understand the problems
in this countrv the University
should offer a program that
s|>ri ifii .ills studies Ante! 11 ,i
I sen though I am graduating
tins spring. I still think the
I 'diversity is making a costK
error h\ eliminating this pro
gram
(diet Nakada
History
Contradicts
lay Pent hen V s letter {Ol)E.
Mas -t) t ontradii ts his assertion
that he is "not homophnbii. "
l dime on1 Despite yout feeble
attempts to appear civilized,
your letter reeks of homo
phobia I think you failed mis
erably in forming a rational ar
gument and let me tell you
why
If your distaste for non-het
erosexuality is not an issue,
why do you condemn same-sex
couples for behaviors that are
far more flagrant among hetero
sexuals'' People with other
than heterosexual orientations
must be tree to express their at
trai tion without societal retri
bution It is societal hypocrisy
lor this freedom to he restrict
ed
The (lay Pride articles were
one was of letting people know
that non heterosexuals do the
same things (under fire) that
the sexual majority does with
out a second thought engage
in "rowdy sex" and make com
mitments Many hloi k out this
similarity and then treat the
sexual minorities accordingly,
that is. blindly II you can deal
vs ith the ahstrai tion of non-het
erosexuality hut flinch when
you see women holding hands,
I suggest that you have prob
lems.
"Freakish?” What about
women who meticulously paint
themselves. don restrictive
( lothing proclaimed "oh-so
hip by fashion fast ists. and
then teeter off on four-inch
heels to offer themselves on the
lot al meat markets' What about
'studs who strut around in a
thinly-veiled mating dance
looking for "chicks?" These
t ustoms are unblinkinglv at
cepted, but nevertheless. I
think "freakishness" is a rela
tive term, and is unsuitable for
discussions about ethics.
Oh. and "keep your sexual
leelings ill the closet where
they belong?" I.ook. I’ll put my
feelings li.D:k in tin* closet the
da\ you hang yours up next to
them Will 1 he seeing you in
the walk-in anytime soon?
Marina Well
Russian studies
Clarification
As a May 2 Oregon Duilv I'm
vrald editorial points out. re
cunt changes in i hild care
funding at the University "can
he confusing " 1 would like to
help t lardy who Inis re< eived
funding, from what source, and
lor what purpose.
I he ASl'O C.hiid Care I ask
Force received a $100,0(H) grant
from the Oregon State Scholar
ship Commission to fund a por
tion of the currently student
fee-funded ASl'O Child Care
Subsidy Program
The student body, through
im idental fees, will fund an
additional $100,740 in suhsi
dies that will go to graduate
students unmarried couples
foreign students and other non
resident undergraduates who
have < hild care expenses and
who demonstrate financial
need
Monies Irom both sourr es
will he distributed by staff of
the KMC Child Care programs
under guidelines established In
the ASl’O Child Care Task
Force and the 1FC Currentl\
less than 40 pruri ent of the lam
ilies rei eiving subsidies have
children enrolled in FMl Child
Clire programs, while the rna
joritv use other child t are
The KMC Child Care and l)e
vidopment Centers received in
creased student tee funding via
<i ballot measure approved at
the recent student elections
These funds help to pay a por
tion of the operating costs oi
the CCIXTs seven-site child
( ■ire network
Quality child care is expen
sive and the student body s
generous 1FC allocations, the
University's contribution of
buildings and maintenance,
and now state funds from the
grant all help make the Univer
sity aci essible to parent stu
dents by making good care tor
tfieir child affordable.
F.nnis Reynolds
KMC Child Care < oordinator