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(QUAKER CAMPUS The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Volume LXXVII, Number 14 SPECIAL ISSUE y January 17,1991 * UN Planes Bomb Iraq • Bush Said 'This Will Not Be Another Vietnam' By Rob Cioe QC Managing Editor Justover nineteen hours after the U.N. deadline for Suddam Hussein to withdraw his troops from Kuwait American led war planes invaded the predawn Iraqui sky and commenced massive attacks on key Iraqui military installations. It was not confirmed as of press time as to how devastating the attack was or how many, if any, American lives were lost. Early indications reveal that there were no American casualties while the Irqqui air force and military posts nationwide sustained tremendous damage. President George Bush, addressing the nation just after the strike informed the world that "Now the 28 countries, with forces in the gulf area, have exhausted all reasonable efforts to reach a peaceful resolution have no choice but to drive Saddam from Kuwait by force." The President added "We will not fail. "This will not be another Vietnam. They [the troops} will not be asked to fight with one hand tied behind their backs." British Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti aircraft joined the U.S. in waging the strike which Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney said "achieved a high degree of tactical surprise." There are no indications of an Iraqui retaliation to U.N. forces or towards Israel, a nation which Iraq promised to strike if it was attacked. The Pentagon is very selective on how much it will say about the strike for security reasons, but it was confirmed that this was strictly an air operation and no ground troops were committed. Also In This Issue: Student Opinions Pages 2,3 Different Perspectives from Faculty Members Page 4 PROTESTING VIOLENCE: Just one block from campus, at the corner of Penn Street and Painter Avenue, several Whittier citizens gather with signs to protest war in the Middle East. Protestors Gather One Block from Campus By Josh du Lac QC Sports Editor Minutes after news of the first aerial attack on Baghdad by the United States reached the world, a group of local protesters carrying anti-war signs and chanting anti-war messages began gathering at the nearby intersection of Penn Street and Painter Avenue to express their displeasure about the initiation of Operation Desert Storm. The slogans on the signs of the approximately fifty protesters conveyed similar anti-war messages, including"A Kinder, Gentler War?", Thou shall not kill, not even for oil", and "Support our troops, bring them home now." Reactions of passers-by varied. "It seems like about two- thirds of the people...who respond are supportive and about one-third of them are negative," Ted Snyder Jr. said as a handful of passing vehicles honked their horns to show their support of the protesters. A jogger, expressing his support for the military action, offered a different reaction as he yelled "Too late...we're kicking a—!" as he ran by the group. Meanwhile, a small group of protesters standing cater- Young Protestors cornered to the main one began singing "We Shall Overcome" and chanting "What do we want- Peace, When do we want it- Now". And the general consensus among the peaceful protesters was that the United States needs to end the war as soon as possible to avoid a high number of casualties. "I think we should stop what we are doing," Snyder said. "I don't think there's enough at stake here that makes it worth the lives of the American soldiers." "I 'd like to have it finished by tomorrow and have our boys come home," Sara Lappele, a member of WAPC stated. "I don't think we should have even started it." "I hope this is an isolated incident...and that we're using it to perhaps put fear in (Saddam Hussein)," Hildred Henderson added. "I would've hoped that there would be no attack and that the sanctions...worked but that didn't take place," Jack Sokoloff said. "I have a few friends over there...(I just want) the troops back home." Peace vigils are planned for the remainder of the week at the same intersection of Painter and Penn and are scheduled to start at 4 p.m., daily. Moody Discusses Possibility of a Draft By Julie Amiton QC Assistant News Editor "If we (the United Nations coalition) are at war, should we expect a draft of young men to make up the army?"- John Moody, Whittier College Chaplain, posed this question to about 35 students, last night at a discussion about the possibility of reinstating the military draft. "I do not have a sense of how long it will take before the draft is reinstated; all I know is that it is ready to go," Moody said. "Personally, I don't know how the war can continue withoutit; we are already calling up the reserves. The history of war is that they are always longer than they are expected to be." Men will be drafted according to their birth date in a lottery fashion. The local Please see DRAFT page 4. >
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Title | The QC, Vol. 77, No. 14 • January 17, 1991 |
Publisher | Associated Students of Whittier College |
Description | The Quaker Campus (QC) is the student newspaper of Whittier College. The newspaper has been in continuous publication since September 1914. |
Subject | Student newspapers and publications -- Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) |
Date | January 17, 1991 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 4 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
Rights-Access Rights | Property and literary rights reside with Wardman Library, Whittier College. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections. |
Date-Created | 2013-10-02 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 1991_01_17_p001 |
OCR | (QUAKER CAMPUS The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Volume LXXVII, Number 14 SPECIAL ISSUE y January 17,1991 * UN Planes Bomb Iraq • Bush Said 'This Will Not Be Another Vietnam' By Rob Cioe QC Managing Editor Justover nineteen hours after the U.N. deadline for Suddam Hussein to withdraw his troops from Kuwait American led war planes invaded the predawn Iraqui sky and commenced massive attacks on key Iraqui military installations. It was not confirmed as of press time as to how devastating the attack was or how many, if any, American lives were lost. Early indications reveal that there were no American casualties while the Irqqui air force and military posts nationwide sustained tremendous damage. President George Bush, addressing the nation just after the strike informed the world that "Now the 28 countries, with forces in the gulf area, have exhausted all reasonable efforts to reach a peaceful resolution have no choice but to drive Saddam from Kuwait by force." The President added "We will not fail. "This will not be another Vietnam. They [the troops} will not be asked to fight with one hand tied behind their backs." British Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti aircraft joined the U.S. in waging the strike which Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney said "achieved a high degree of tactical surprise." There are no indications of an Iraqui retaliation to U.N. forces or towards Israel, a nation which Iraq promised to strike if it was attacked. The Pentagon is very selective on how much it will say about the strike for security reasons, but it was confirmed that this was strictly an air operation and no ground troops were committed. Also In This Issue: Student Opinions Pages 2,3 Different Perspectives from Faculty Members Page 4 PROTESTING VIOLENCE: Just one block from campus, at the corner of Penn Street and Painter Avenue, several Whittier citizens gather with signs to protest war in the Middle East. Protestors Gather One Block from Campus By Josh du Lac QC Sports Editor Minutes after news of the first aerial attack on Baghdad by the United States reached the world, a group of local protesters carrying anti-war signs and chanting anti-war messages began gathering at the nearby intersection of Penn Street and Painter Avenue to express their displeasure about the initiation of Operation Desert Storm. The slogans on the signs of the approximately fifty protesters conveyed similar anti-war messages, including"A Kinder, Gentler War?", Thou shall not kill, not even for oil", and "Support our troops, bring them home now." Reactions of passers-by varied. "It seems like about two- thirds of the people...who respond are supportive and about one-third of them are negative," Ted Snyder Jr. said as a handful of passing vehicles honked their horns to show their support of the protesters. A jogger, expressing his support for the military action, offered a different reaction as he yelled "Too late...we're kicking a—!" as he ran by the group. Meanwhile, a small group of protesters standing cater- Young Protestors cornered to the main one began singing "We Shall Overcome" and chanting "What do we want- Peace, When do we want it- Now". And the general consensus among the peaceful protesters was that the United States needs to end the war as soon as possible to avoid a high number of casualties. "I think we should stop what we are doing," Snyder said. "I don't think there's enough at stake here that makes it worth the lives of the American soldiers." "I 'd like to have it finished by tomorrow and have our boys come home," Sara Lappele, a member of WAPC stated. "I don't think we should have even started it." "I hope this is an isolated incident...and that we're using it to perhaps put fear in (Saddam Hussein)," Hildred Henderson added. "I would've hoped that there would be no attack and that the sanctions...worked but that didn't take place," Jack Sokoloff said. "I have a few friends over there...(I just want) the troops back home." Peace vigils are planned for the remainder of the week at the same intersection of Painter and Penn and are scheduled to start at 4 p.m., daily. Moody Discusses Possibility of a Draft By Julie Amiton QC Assistant News Editor "If we (the United Nations coalition) are at war, should we expect a draft of young men to make up the army?"- John Moody, Whittier College Chaplain, posed this question to about 35 students, last night at a discussion about the possibility of reinstating the military draft. "I do not have a sense of how long it will take before the draft is reinstated; all I know is that it is ready to go," Moody said. "Personally, I don't know how the war can continue withoutit; we are already calling up the reserves. The history of war is that they are always longer than they are expected to be." Men will be drafted according to their birth date in a lottery fashion. The local Please see DRAFT page 4. > |
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