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Joy over cease-fire fails to dispel fears
University Daily Kansan / Thursday, February 28, 1991
By Lara Gold
Kansan staff writer
Arab students at KU were relieved after hearing about the cease-fire in the Persian Gulf, but are fearful about the future of the Middle East.
"I'm glad it's over," said Samer Sawalha, Amman, Jordan, junior. "But I don't think any problems were solved."
Sawalha said he would rather have seen a cease-fire in conjunction with negotiations about the Palestinian dispute between Kuwait and Iran.
The balance of power in the region has changed, he said. Israel and Syria are now the dominant powers. Israel is also the largest decipherer, his rpg, armed.
"I don't see the problem as just the invasion of Kuwait," he said. "Iraq has been destroyed and civilians were killed."
He said that nothing had been done to solve the Palestinian issue.
G. E. said he had been having
financial problems since the beginning of the war. 18 has not heard from Mr. Irwin, who lives in City, since Dec. 28, and does not know whether they are safe.
"They tried to move out of Kuwait through Baghdad before the deadline, but I don't know if they did," he said.
He said that he had thought the war would last longer and that there would be more casualties because he could afford a reinforcein to agree to any U.N. resolutions.
"But for me the war is not over because I am waiting to talk to my family," he said.
Alh Shahchachagian, Iran senior,
said he was scared to see what was
going to happen next.
"We are waiting to see how the region shapes itself," he said. "We fear the future because we think there are a lot of hidden politics involved."
Students surprised and satisfied with the outcome of the gulf war
By Nedra Beth Randolph Kansan staff writer
The allied forces' cease-fire took ROTC students professors and troop supporters by surprise.
Navy ROTC cadet Armen Murden, Wichita junior, said he thought the war would end in three months, not in 42 days.
"I let out a whoop of joy when I heard the news," he said. "I really didn't expect the war to end with him." And when Bush had the cease-fire.
Maj. Steve Johnson, assistant professor of military science, agreed that the end to the ground war was surprisingly swift.
"I didn't expect the ground war to end in less than 72 hours," he said. "But from our air superiority, I knew it wouldn't last long."
2nd Lt. Ron Hoard, Lawrence
sieur, said he was surprised
Saddam Hussein stayed in power
during the war as long as he did.
"The United States can claim to have one of the most powerful armies in the world now," he said.
"If all the United States could see how well the ROTC graduates have performed in the Persian Gulf, they would have a lot more respect for the military."
Tim Rummel, Voice member and Oakley sophomore, said the campus peace group would not disband because of the cease-fire.
"Once we get past the war issues, we can get on to other world issues. I will be celebrating more when there is a comprehensive ban on nuclear testing than now." "Now we can concentrate on other issues rather than who really supports the troops."
Support Our Troops organizer Dwayne DeSylvia, Windsor, Colo., senior said a rally planned for the day be a celebration of the cease-fire.
"Hopefully, this will be our last rally," he said. "We still have plans for a celebration honoring those when they do come home."
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