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7-4 1 + Qc sggsx X 1 s X Xi. X gtg sr cs tis M5 sms The News and Courier Some not eager for a fightg I others say 'let them have it' By JOHN HAssEr.L Of the Post-Courier Staff As the Jan 15 United Nations deadline for mrlrtary force against Iraq nears, Charlestoni- ans appear to be mixed in their support for President Bush s deployment of troops in the Persran Gulf Based on a random Post-Courier poll Monday along Broad Street, some people don't belreve the use of force is the only possible so- lution to the crisis and want a wait-and-see to gain firll effect. Few seemed excited about the prospects of an extended conflict. Everybody has mixed emotions about this. said Dorthy C. Scarpa of Charleston. l think we re going too fast. We know what war is. We hate to see our boys go over there and come back in a box We should give the srurc- trons a good long time to work before we go charging in. Others slid 1 del ry in using fire-power would be tant tmount to conceding to Slltltlltlll Hussein. I feel thrt we vc rnrdc a st1rtemerrt and il stand and wc vc got to back it up. said Sterling R. Bolling of Charleston. l don't thrnk sanctions rrc going to work at this point. because if we dont do something come Jan. IS Saddrm is going to settle in. stall and figure he has won. Wc we got to go in there and do something if hc doesn't pull out. J Daylon Btrlicld of Tifton Ga.. agreed. saying economic rc mons were enough justifi- cation for r U.S. rttrck. If th1rt's our gas 1rnd all I think we should light for it: tight for what s right. We should let them have it Some agreed in principle with military confrontation but urged a delay in the use of force Without provocation. we should let the santa barbara if ' I 5 fl 5 Q l I l . 'I I lffyi fri l l 2 li I 5 tu . l ij i il - , L SF . I li . . . t r 5 attitude that, would allow economic sanctions i li 1 Q as , . 1 1 1 3 . . . l ' ' r Gb I 1 'I I X L L ' , 1' 'X I ., 1 . g i I . 2 , E g s . . sl K ' ' 1 1 1s . , 7 e .- ' 9 . , L., ' ! in ' ,L l sanctions work, said Danny C. Beach. But I'm behind a military strike 100 percent. As a big country, we need to step in and stop this from happening. But giving them a little more time to think it over can't hurt. We shouldnt attack immediately, but defi- nitely by the spring, said College of Char- leston student Madelyn E. Ham. I think force is the only way to do it, and it would be over more quickly than a lot of people fear. Some people were critical of President Bush's handling of the whole affair. saying he has forced on the Persian Gulf crisis and ne- glected domestic issues that need immediate attention. We have problems with education and the homeless right here in the United States. That's where the money should go. said Georgia R. Malone of North Charleston. We should not go to w1rr. lf we do. it would be a senseless waste of life. Those countries have been fighting 1unong themselves for years and we litlYCl1-I interfered. We should develop our own energy resources so we don't have to depend on the Middle East and fight for oil. The Iraqis are gearing up for a holy war, so it's going to be a painful affair if war breaks out. Mrs. Malone said. What I want to know is what are we lighting for? If we don't attack. sanctions could take years. and we are going to keep 400.000 troops over there for that long? That would be an even bigger waste. Henry Smoak of Charleston also criticized Bush for using economic factors to justify military action. This is about oil. he said. The majority of people don't want to go to war. We're just going to lose a lot of life. Wi operations t

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