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Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, November 14, 1990 Section 1 11 Nationworld Bush Wednesday morning in a meeting at the White House, according to a senior administration official. The official also suggested that Bush may decide he has to take military action despite congressional criticism. "Nobody wants a war," said the official, "but there are times and principles that require it." That was the intention behind the moves by Republican leaders. "I think it ought to be put up to the Congress: 'Put up or shut said Dole, the Senate minority leader, who called for a resolution of support for Bush. "And if they say no, well, then, they say no.

And then the president has to decide whether to go it alone." Lugar, a respected voice on foreign policy and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said: "The president and congressional leadership should call the Congress to Washington to debate and to vote on authorizing the president to commit U.S. military forces and financial resources to complete fulfillment of U.S. missions in the Middle East." Lugar said support for Bush's gulf policy has unraveled in recent weeks. "That has to stop and this is why it is important that we come together, Congress and the president, now to affirm precisely what we're going to do, he said. Kennedy, one of the first to raise concerns about the administration's gulf policy, also urged the president to call a special session, but for the opposite reason.

Congressional debate "will make it clear the American people are not prepared to go to war today," Kennedy said. Mitchell, who so far has supported Bush's show of force against Hussein, said he doubts that Congress needs to return earlier than scheduled on Jan. 3. He said Senate Democrats, who caucused Tuesday, strongly believe Bush cannot launch an attack against Iraq without authority granted by Congress under its constitutional power to declare war. "He must, under the Constitution, prior to taking such action" seek congressional approval, Mitchell said.

Although Mitchell acknowledged that congressional debate could blunt the implied threat of a U.S. attack if Hussein does not retreat from Kuwait, he added: "Every American is subject to the rule of law, even and up to the president of the United States." Mitchell said, however, there is no point to bringing Congress back early without "a clearly defined purpose." Mitchell seemed to be putting the onus on Bush to explain the deployment of additional U.S. forces, transforming them into an offensive force. Congress should return early only if Bush is ready to ask it to declare war, he said. "The president has not yet suggested what he contemplates doing," said Sen.

Alan Dixon a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate leadership. One of the Democrats who said Bush appeared to be rushing toward war was Sam Nunn of Georgia, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Nunn said U.S. forces should not get bogged down in a ground attack to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. "My support has been strong for the original mission deterring an attack on Saudi Arabia, defending if attacked and enforcing the United Nations embargo against Iraq," Nunn said.

"That's still my position. If there's going to be a new mission and a new strategy, then the president needs to make a case for it. So far he has not," Nunn said. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, speaking in Bermuda after a meeting with Canadian External Affairs Minister Joe Clark, rejected the idea that Bush had failed to explain adequately the reasons for the massive military deployment.

"The economic lifeline of the industrial world runs from the gulf, and we cannot permit a dictator such as this to sit astride that economic lifeline," Baker said. "To bring it down to the level of the average American citizen, let me say that means jobs. If you want to sum it up in one word, it's Boy, 3, sets pet dog afire; house gutted DAYTON (AP) A fire that destroyed a house Tuesday apparently started when a 3year-old boy set his pet dog afire with a cigarette lighter, fire officials said. District Fire Chief Paul Hem-meter said the boy told a paramedic at the scene what happened. "The little boy told her 'Toto was bad.

Toto bit me. I set fire to Toto's Hemmeter said. The boy, his grandmother and two other children escaped without serious injury. The small, longhaired dog was not found. Hem-meter said the pet may have died in the fire.

Hemmeter said the grandmother had fallen asleep when the boy apparently used a cigarette lighter to set the dog's tail on fire. "From the amount of fire they had," Hemmeter said, "the dog probably ran from place to place setting fires." te CM with ivo if li Mil I Continued from page 1 nounced Tuesday night that the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees will hold hearings on the gulf situation. The calls for more congressional involvement began after the administration's order last week to build up the Operation Desert Shield force to nearly 400,000 U.S. troops. One aim of the hearings, Mitchell said, will be to make the administration explain its move from a defensive deployment in Saudi Arabia to one capable of going on the offensive against the Iraqi army.

Bush said he wants to ensure that Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein understands the threat of war is absolutely serious. To emphasize that message, Bush wants to show Hussein that he has the backing of the U.S. Congress as well as of the international coalition he has forged. That will be the message Bush gives the congressional leadership Iraq shows interest in Arab talks By Liz Sly Chicago Tribune AMMAN, Jordan Amid signs that it is seeking a dialogue on the Persian Gulf crisis, Iraq dispatched envoys to a string of Arab capitals Tuesday to discuss a Moroccan proposal for an Arab summit meeting. First Deputy Prime Minister Taha Yassin Ramadan arrived in Rabat, Morocco, for talks with King Hassan II on the proposed summit, which Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said he would attend under ceitain conditions.

The official Iraqi news agency quoted Ramadan as saying Iraq would welcome "any serious Arab action that would serve the Arab nation." Another senior envoy, Deputy Prime Minister Saadoun Ham-madi, flew to Tripoli, Libya, and then Tunis, Tunisia, and was expected to head for Algeria on Wednesday. There was also a flurry of Arab diplomacy on the summit which was initially greeted ovith skepticism until Iraq expressed its interest. Egyptian President Hosni Mu-barak, a key ally of the U.S., arrived unexpectedly in Tripoli for talks with Libyan leader Moam-mar Gadhafi, who opposes the U.S. buildup in the Persian Gulf. And Palestine Liberation Organisation Chairman Yasser Arafat flew from Baghdad to Amman to meet with Jordan's King Hussein, who had met on Monday with Iraq's Hammadi.

Morocco's King Hassan II, who is close to the U.S. and has dispatched a small number of troops to the multinational force in Saudi Arabia, Sunday proposed a summit of the 21 members of the Arab League, calling it a "last chance" to avoid war between Arabs. Many Arab leaders, notably those allied with America against Iraq, are said to doubt that an Arab summit can be useful. The last meeting of Arab leaders to discuss the crisis, on Aug. 10, ended in sharp disagreement.

The widespread feeling among most Arabs is that another should be attempted only if Uhere were certainty that something could be achieved. Otherwise, they fear a gathering of Arab would only deepen Arab differences. America's Arab allies, especially Saudi Arabia and the gulf states, also fear that Iraq is hoping to water down the resolution, narrowly adopted at the August summit, calling for Iraq's unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait. Among the conditions Iraq has set for a summit are that all Middle East questions including the Palestinian issue be on the agenda, and that Baghdad should be consulted on where the meeting is to be held. But the flurry of Iraqi activity 'suggests that Baghdad is anxious at least to talk about the problem with other Arab leaders and may be willing to be more flexible.

The Iraqi news agency quoted Saddam Hussein as telling the visiting Chinese foreign minister on Monday that Iraq "is ready to offer sacrifices for the sake of peace." The agency also said the foreign minister, Qian Qichen, told Hussein that China would not veto a resolution in the United Nations Security Council endorsing military action against Iraq. western diplomats noted, however, that Hussein still has offered no indication he is willing to withdraw from Kuwait. They said his pursuit of the Arab summit proposal may simply be a continuation of efforts to buy time and divide the coalition against him. "We detect no mellowing in the rhetoric," said one diplomat. Tickets must be purchased within one day of making your reservations.

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