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Clarify mission for
troops in Somalia
The United States should send troops to Somalia,
but only if their mission is clearly defined in advance.
The United States has offered to send 30.000
troops to the war-ravaged African nation to support in
ternational aid efforts. The country has been split in
half by u two-year-old civil war. leaving millions of So
malis without an infrastructure they can depend on.
As a result, famine has reached epidemic propor
tions. The international community has attempted to
respond with food and medical supplies, but at least
half of those supplies are being stolen by the warring
factions for their own use.
The United Nations has a 500-man peacekeeping
force in Somalia, but it has been completely ineffective
and has trouble even protecting itself, much less pro
tecting aid shipments.
The U.S, offer to send
troops has been welcomed
by both warring factions,
but their hospitality may
soon dissipate when they
realize that U.S. troops
will do nothing to assist
either side.
The U.S. troops' mis
sion will be to ensure aid
shipments reach their in
tended destinations, pri
If U.S. troops are
going to be
placed In
dangerous
positions, they
should be given
authority to
return fire.
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displaced by the* fighting. Thu troops will escort ship
ments. supervise their distribution and/or consump
tion, protect warehouses and keep the main airport and
seaport operational for relief efforts.
However, the mistakes of past li.S. military peace
keeping efforts must be heeded, particularly those
learned in Lebanon. If U.S. troops are going to be
placed in dangerous positions, they should be given
authority to return fire.
U.N. peacekeeping troops arc often little more
than targets. Just watch any nightly newscast to see
U.N. troops executing their most well-rehearsed ma
neuver — retreat.
It should be noted that the role of U.S, troops will
not be one of peacekeeping. The United States could
care less about who wins the civil war. Its only concern
is getting relief supplies to the millions of innocent ci
vilians who have become unwilling victims of war.
The U.S. mission should be clearly spelled out.
with identifiable and attainable goals. The same strate
gic planning used to effectively decimate the Iraqis
during the Gulf War should be employed in this greater
cause.
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Show the way
It was with some hop® that I
read Erick Studenicka's article
about tit® declining student
turnout at football games Ho
covered u couple of possibili
ties lor the decline. May 1 sug
gest a couple more?
First, tin* students are actual
ly being educated and therefore
.realize that football bos no
place at an institution of higher
od u cation
Second, more and more stu
dents lire working to pay for the
ever-increasing cost of educa
tion and do not have time for
fooltm JI
Co Ducks’
Terry D. Way
Class of '89
No whining
Former U S Defense Secre
tary Caspar Weinberger's repu
tation appears to Ik: tarnishing
somewhat as he faces a trial for
bis alleged involvement in the
Iran-Contra scandal I urge pim
ple to remember Weinberger lor
the good things he has done.
Weinberger has hud a long
and impressive career in public
service He was first elected to
the California Legislature in the
1900s and served with distinc
tion He was a moderate Repub
lican who was known for his
open-mindedness.
He served briefly as Califor
nia Finance Director under
Gov. Ronald Reagan from 1907
to 1909. His Fiscal swift during
his tenure led to an appoint
ment with the Nixon adminis
tration as director of the Office
of Budget Management.
As OBM director. Weinberger
earned the nickname "(a»p the
Knife" for his sharp eye on gov
ernment waste He subsequent
ly served as secretary of health,
education and weliero under
presidents Nixon and Ford
While secretary of HEW. he
lead a fund-raising campaign
for cancer research
From 1981 to 1987. Weinber
ger served in his most famous
position as defense secretary
under the Reagan administra
tion Under his authority, good
order and morale were in
creased and the upkeep of mili
tary equipment was enhanced
The United States stood tall
while Weinberger was secretary
of defense
Weinberger may be found
guilty as charged, or he may be
found innocent in his upcom
ing trial. Regardless, one must
remember the good deeds the
former secretary of defense has
performed in his near quarter
century of dedication to public
serviccc
Stelan Stent
Eugene
Cry wolf
In the Nov 23 issue of I'hn
Rngisler-Cuurd, there was an ar
ticle written by Timothy fvgtin
of The .Yen York limes titled
"Shooting of wolves given OK
in Alaska."
While reading this article. I
became increasingly outraged
al what the state 1 call homo
proposed to do and the reasons
for it.
Alaska put the five-year plan
into effect last week, intending
to reduce the number of wolves
(by hundreds per year) and
grizzly hears Game officials
will shoot them from airplanes,
and private citizens w ill also be
allowed to track and shoot
them from air and land
This action will cover a
4 3.000-square-mile area be
tween Anchorage and Fair
banks, where more than (>0,000
caribou, .10,000 moose, 2,000
grizzly hears and 700 wolves
live keep in mind that all of
these animals migrate.
Alaska wildlife officials say
they "hope to produce a bounty
for tourists and hunters "
Give me a break. Alaska is
overrun by tourists and hunters
from the "lower 48" every year
bet ause things are the way they
are. The state needs to think
about those of us that call "The
Last Frontier" home, animals
included, rather than cater to
people that already visit Alas
ka.
I urge you to fight this hei
nous crime by writing your
own legislators or Alaska legis
lators |erry Mackio and Fred
Zaroff, State Capitol. Juneau,
Alaska, 99801 11112
Jacqueline J. Lynch
Pre-Business
Take a breath
Fvurything seems entirely out
of control. From breathing (that
first and every breath) to dying
We are facts! daily with choices
affecting everything on the
planet
The mounting debt (trillions),
the stale of the planet, pollu
tion, endangered species — all
the way up the chain Man en
dangers himself and the planet
— maybe even the solar sys
tem.
! heard about the Japanese
with their heavily laden ship of
plutonium, traveling the ocean
from franco to Japan. Countries
all along the way are saying
"not in my territorial waters "
Who knows what the radioac
tive life of this substance is and
its potential for destruction.
And surely this is connected
to the recent claims of sponge
or plant materials deep in the
ocean with cancer and AIDS
curlng properties.
We’re all members ol this
global community. So 1 say to
myself. "Slow up lake u deop
breath try to love/like your
self the rest will come easier
think globally, universally,
and do the best you can."
Patricia Cahlll-McLeod
Cottage Grove
Lynch mob
After having witnessed a
public lynching of the Phi Kap
pa I’sl fraternity on the night of
Nov. 23. 1 was awestruck 1
have always supported strong,
organized and intellectual pro
test statements against the ills
in society However, the mis
guided mob that stormed the
properly of the fraternity did
little to help its cause.
The members and pledges of
the fraternity in question have
taken a pro-active stance in ed
ucating the greek system about
the tragedy of rape. Everyone
present agreed with the unti
rape message being expressed.
That was not the problem.
The protest lost its credibility
when the individuals involved
portrayed all fraternity mem
bers as rapists with their signs
and repeated hateful Jeers. This
is simply not true Rape is a
problem of the whole society,
not a single organization. Sure
ly the group is aware of that.
if the reason for the march
was an attempt to destroy the
image of the Phi Kappa Psi fra
ternity. perhaps it was a limited
success But if the reason for
the protest was to speak out
against the sickness of rape, the
group made little or no impact
There are countless more effec
tive forms than the one chosen
on the night of Nov. 23.
I was disgusted by the poorly
led and unorganized mot) I wit
nessed that evening I believe
the University deserves a much
more responsible and respect
able anti-rape voice.
Michael Jones
Political Science
Psychology