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Draft concern grows as peace outlook dims

Politicians, teachers
speak out on draft

This is the second part of a three-day series.

By S. DAVID BLAKE
Staff Writer

While one U.S. lawmaker from Kentucky says there is no talk of a draft
for the Middle East conflict in Washington, some UK political science pro—
fessors say a draft will be necessary if a stalemate develops.

Of Kentucky legislators in Washington. only Sen. Wendell Ford has tak-
en a stand on the draft.

“Senator Ford does not support a draft," said Mark Day. Ford’s press
secretary, “neither does he think the American people would support a
draft."

Sixth District Rep. Larry Hopkins and Sen. Mitch McConnell have yet to
take official stands on the draft.

The draft currently is not an issue in the House of Representatives and so
Hopkins does not have an official position on the issue, said Stephanie Col-
lins, Hopkins‘ press secretary.

McConnell's office said the senator supports the United Nations resolu-
tion permitting a forcible removal of Iraq from Kuwait. but he said he was
“reserving judgement on most (Senate) resolutions“ concerning the gulf.

Most observers of the crisis do not think a draft will begin soon. “I
would doubt the draft would be started now,” said Donald Gross, a UK po—
litical science professor.

Earnest Yanarella, another political science professor, said he thinks
President Bush wants to avoid any need for the draft.

“The Bush administration does not want to initiate a draft." Yanarella
said. “Plans call for a short, intense, predominantly air war that would

 

 

 

 

being on the Armed Services Committee. we hear a lot of things, and (the
draft) has not come up at all.” Collins said. “All indications are there is go-
ing to be no draft."

Yanarella, however, said that if the war became lengthy. then the federal
government would have to initiate a draft.

“If war lasted for three months with no obvious end in sight, and if the

bring the Iraqi government to its knees.“
Hopkins‘ office also says there is no upcoming draft. “With (Hopkins)

 

 

 

BACK TO THE SAME OL’ GRIND

UK studems returned to campus —- and the Whitehall Classroom Building (above) yesterday for
the first day of the Spring Semester. Get ready: Only about 20 or so more weeks until finals.

STEVE MCFARLA ND/Kernel Stall

 

 

See DRAFT, Page 6

Independent since 1971

Thursday. January 10, 1991

Geneva peace talks fail,
world 1 day closer to war

By BARRY SCHWEID
Associated Press

GENEVA — They spent 6 hours
anti 27 minutes together talking
about the gathering storm in the
Persian Gulf.
But they talked
past each other
on every point,
and in the end
the world stood
one day closer
to \t ar,

The standoff ,
between Secre-
tary of State
James A. Baker
III and Iraqi For-
eign Minister Tariq AZIZ yesterday
left no noticeable room for other
diplomats to maneuver to avert war.

But the diplomats will keep try-
ing. Emissaries from the European
Community and the Arab world
were converging on this Swiss city
even as Baker and Aziz were locked
in disagreement.

And French President Mitterrand
stressed in a news conference in
Paris he would not relent in his own

BAKER

diplomatic efforts.

But all the ideas floated to date
have been rejected already.

Baker has ruled out a phased Iraqi
pullout of the 500,00“ troops in Ku-
wait. The same goes I-‘r another sec,—
sion of :‘i: t.'..\',

Security Coun-
Cil. which .‘vlit
terrand has sug»
gested.

The L'nited
States has
no to a Vlideast
peace co

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ans.

“I don't think Llnfl‘t‘d} belieies
Iraq invaded Kuwait to help Lhe Pal-
estinians," Baker said, ridiculing the.
Iraqi argument that its goal was to
secure justice and fairness for the
Palestinians.

And he again rejected an invita~
tion from Saddam, the Iraqi presi-
dent. to fly to Baghdad immediately
before the Jan. 15 deadline set by

See BAKER, Page 6

Saudi Arabia not a war zone,
says UK dean after gulf visit

By TYRONE JOHNSTON
Senior Staff Writer

In a recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
Dean of Communications Douglas
Boyd did not see many signs of the
impending crisis there as U.S. mili~
tary forces prepare for possible war.

“One gets the impression from
television that Saudi Arabia is an in—
tense area. birt that is not the case."
Boyd said. “In the Eastern provinc
es there is activity. In the desert you
see tanks from time to time, and
transport planes, but the area is not
a war zone."

Boyd speaks not only as a visitor
to the Mideast. but as a person who
once lived there for four years dur-
ing the '60s.

“The ITnited states” problem is
that we are Westerners." Boyd said.
“We know