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2 4-A coeo THE MIAMI HERALD Friday Jan 25 1980 The Of Carter Speech I WASHINGTON (UPI) High- to collect intelligence and to tightest lights from President State our controls on sensitive intellj-of the Union address delivered be-v gence fore a joint session 'of Congress" Wednesday night: The Soviet threat: Soviet Union must realize that its decision to use militafy force in Afghanistan will be costly to every political and economic relationship it Persian Gulf: attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf eign a cear and opr tn mir tiafmnol cornntv to our national Aodtd Priu ger Carter said Congress must" act promptly to complete action on energy legislation gasoline conservation goals must be set states and he is prepared to lower his 82 million barrel ceiling onod imports other countries join us in a fair and mutual reduction" '-J Americans must all work to save energy and eliminate waste he said: "Let us make 1980 the year of energy Economy must use the decadq of the 1980s to attack the basic structural problem in our economy through measures to increase productivity' savings and The fader- -al deficit must be reduced 'prices held down paperwork cut and jobs provided especially for minority youths Carter said region will be regarded as an as sault on the vital interests of the United States It will be repelled by-use of any means necessary including military Military draft: am convinced that our volunteer forces are adequate for our current defense needs I hope that it will not become necessary to reimpose the draft However we must be prepared for that possibility For this reason I have determined that the Selective Service system must now be 5 Intelligence agencies: also need quick passage of a new CIA charter to define clearly the legal authority and accountability of our intelligence agencies Whle guaranteeing that abuses will not recur we need to remove unwarranted restraints on our ability President Carter Italy's Cossiga Review Honor Guard on White House South Lawn President said Western friends must stand together in face of aggression Italian With US Pledged Presidential Rivals Quickly Find Faults for Cossiga Carter recited a Sardinian expression: comes to know a true friend in times of Cossiga speaking in Italian repeated the expression and said am here to confirm are indeed difficult and sobering Carter told Cossiga are days of international aggression which has caused a threat to the basic application of international diplomacy to the maintenance of He said threaten basic human rights with terrorism and to threaten the rule of law with terrorism and with international violence is indeed a pressure for friends to stand Cossiga who was making his first official visit to Washington af firmed the friendship between the United States and Italy bring to you the confirmation of the full and operative solidarity of the Italian Cossiga said international situation is at the moment fraught with problems and dangers for the peaceful co-existence of nations and for detente" Neither Carter nor Cossiga directly mentioned the Soviet Union or its invasion of Afghanistan Carter also announced he would make an official state visit to Italy in June as part of his trip to an economic summit in Venice The United States has seven million citizens of Italian ancestry Cossiga who also is president of the European Community reiterated commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd called the address right on and he predicted the people will support Senate Republican leader Howard Baker who is seeking the GOP presidential nomination said think by and large the Republicans in Congress will support that statement and much of the rest of his Even before Carter put protective stamp on the Persian Gulf he had worked to beef up foreign alliances Since the Soviets invaded Afghanistan last month he has met with top officials of Paki- stan Egypt and the European Com-' mon Market and is scheduled to see West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in March During the welcoming ceremony WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter following up on his State of the Union warning to Russia told prime minister Thursday that Western friends must stand together in the face of Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga assured Carter that Italy stands in with the United States and fully recognizes the dangers facing the West The White House said telegrams and telephone calls were running 2-1 in favor of the Wednesday night speech declaring the oil-exporting Persian Gulf would be protected by US military forces if necessary Most Democrats and several influential Republicans also supported new policy including his call for draft registration lacking registration effect on out Said But it WASHINGTON (AP) Ted Kennedy was unimpressed with President State of 'the Union address Republican Phil Crane dismissed it as words And former Texas Gov John Connally branded the speech The 1980 presidential hopefuls was a lot of good' rhetoric Republicans and Democrats alike was words words predictably found faults in the Pres- said Carter's address any bold new Anderson called the draff proposal pnd said it would have ho whether the Soviet Union of Afghanistan Rep Phil Crane (R 111) Realities Snag Persian Gulf Defense CONNALLY SAID in San Juan Puerto Rico that message was a "mere repetition of what he has said in the past There ishardly anything new or different in Connally questioned whether the United States has the military power to carry out the President's threat to use military force to protect US interests in the Pefaan Gulf The statement was likely to leave the incorrect impression withLhe American people that -the United States has sufficient military might in the region Connally said -catting that a and to place before the Soviet 1 Another Republican presidential hopeful George Bush said he draft registration and Carter's warning to the Soviet Union bn the Persian Gulf Ted CancMs-I Campaign Trip WASHINGTON (AP) --'Sen Edward Kennedy (D Thursday abruptly canceled a four- day presidential 'campaign trrp to New England and aides'-said -Tie would deliver a policy in Washington Monday Kennedy press secretary! Tom -Southwick said Kennedy will not drop out of the presidential campaign just Southwick said prescription for a get-tough policy with the Soviet Union and his proposal to revive peacetime draft registration Sen Edward Kennedy (D Mass) said he has never been a supporter of draft registration in peacetime it was an attempt by the President to indicate he is taking a tough said Sen Robert Dole (R Kan just suggest that one of the reasons we have all the problems is three years of Carter leadership I think he put emphasis on foreign affairs to cover up his weaknesses at home President essentially reflected Republican policy as put forward by our party for the past three years" Dole said sorry it took him so long to see the light Apparently he has learned -more about the Soviet Union in the past few weeks than in all of his previous months in SEN HOWARD Baker (R Tenn) said "I think the statement is late but a good He blamed current foreign policy problems on the and Baker the Senate minority leader said he thinks resumption of draft registration have wide support in the Republican and that the only question is the Democrats will support He also said he supports registration of young women as well as young men tut not a return to actual conscription in peacetime Rep John Anderson (R 111) officials took that message to Kenya Somalia Saudi Arabia and Oman in a recent swing through that region Leaders of those countries consider it politically dangerous to appear overly friendly to the United States Egypt and Israel are not as inhibited One Pentagon executive said Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is providing the key to implementing the Carter blueprint for increasing US military power in East Africa and the Persian Gulf HOWEVER the realities of military confrontation and possible conflict with the Soviet Union are already generating differences of opinion as administration officials try to implement master plan Navy leaders for example argue that the United States cannot safely assume that the fleet of prepositioned cargo ships near world hot spots to resupply the Rapid Deployment Force will not be attacked Even a second-rate navy far less than the Soviet one could sink the unarmed floating arsenals the President wants to build according to some military leaders The Navy will have to protect them Yet the Navy is already so short of warships that it had to take one of two aircraft carriers out of the Mediterranean to cover the Indian Ocean The additional job of pro tecting the pre-positioned cargo ships would only make a bad situation worse in the view of Navy leaders Another controversy is building over the question of stationing Marines on the assault ships deployed in the Indian Ocean Civilian leaders see little sense of asking Marines to exist in the 100-degree weather there for weeks on end The more sensible course in their view would be to assign a skeleton crew to run the assault ships and fly the Marines for them to the island of Diego Garcia only during a period of tension The contrary military view is that the Marines should be aboard i we could punch our way Anything less goes this argument would not look like a credible threat No matter which side prevails the island of Diego Garcia is in for a major expansion so it can handle the biggest planes and aircraft carriers house troops and store tons of gear What it all adds up to is that Carter has charted a new course for the American military But the objective even if Congress goes along with policing distant countries as the President has recommended will take years to reach given the realities of organizing forces and building new planes ships and other weaponry other $3 billion for ships full of military gear that would be anchored near world trouble spots and billions more for assault ships for the Marine Corps and other weaponry for long-distance fighting Both civilian and military leaders at the Pentagon conceded that the planes and ships for lost out in budget battles of past years to glamor weapons like bombers and aircraft carriers Similarly the Joint Chiefs agree with their civilian superiors that the American military presence must retain a low profile in Third World countries Nobody is talking about building another Cam Rahn Bay the huge port the United States built in Vietnam to support military operations there World countries wouldn't let us do that even if we wanted said one general is the key If asked to come in we want our planes landing on bases flying the host flag not State Department and Pentagon ROGER WHITTAKER VOYAGER He want to be vour favorite store By GEORGE WILSON Washington Post Sorvico WASHINGTON President Carter would run into some harsh military realities if forced any time soon to fulfill Wednesday pledge to protect Persian Gulf by means He has ordered the Pentagon to organize a 110000-man Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) designed expressly to fight in such distant places as the Persian Gulf Also his new defense budget calls for developing a fleet of CX cargo planes to deliver the heavy tanks and other armor such a force would need if pitted against Soviet weaponry But both the RDF and CX projects are still on paper with 1983 the target date for the special long-distance reaction force to be ready for battle Meanwhile the President could send to the Persian Gulf troops already on hand if American interests are threatened However this would be difficult Getting there is one problem Finding a launching pad for US forces is another And sustaining any kind of major war there would be a third problem THE ONLY planes large enough to carry the big tanks to the Persian Gulf region are the Air fleet of C5As Yet their wings are weak limiting how intensively they could be used Troops could be flown to the Persian Gulf in everything from C141 military transports to passenger airliners assuming refueling bases would be available along the way Assault ships carrying Marines and cargo vessels loaded with war supplies also could steam to the Persian Gulf as soon as Carter passed the word But they would take weeks to cover the 12000 miles between the United States and the Persian Gulf region If the situation did allow for the weeks needed to get troops and equipment to the Persian Gulf there no longer are big American bases there to serve as staging areas for those forces The United States used to have big bases in such countries as Libya Saudi Arabia and until the fall of the shah assumed it could have air and naval facilities in Iran Gen Lew Allen the Air Force chief of staff said recently that fighter-bombers must be within 300 miles of the target area to make full use of their power The United States has no base close to the Persian Gulf while the Soviets are nearby Aircraft carriers can steam close to the Persian Gulf or even sail into it and launch their fighter-bombers But defending the Persian Gulf region as Carter promised to do Wednesday night means being prepared to put troops on 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