Wednesday, February 24, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Page 5
IkJi Letters
Alternate solution given
In regard to ihc Feb. 22 Daily Nebraskan editorial per
taining to the Working Coalition's proposed amendment
to elect senators according to their living units: I believe
the author could have put more effort into finding out all
the facts before stating that the Working Coalition's pro
posal was put together without careful thought and has
many unanswered questions.
The proposals arc only proposals and no matter what
the case, there's going to be a number of hours spent
working out all the fine details. Many questions have been
answered at various debates throughout the campus and it
seems to me that the author did not attend many of the
debates.
The editorial agrees with what the Working Coalition
says about the problems of the ASUN Senate but disa
grees with the proposed solution. But the author neglects
to point out that none of the other parties truly adress the
representation issue or provide an alternate solution to
this issue.
We all know there is a problem with the way students
are represented on and off campus, but it is not fair to
criticize one party for making a good effort to solve a
problem without even giving the party a chance.
Mike Filips
Freshman
Mechanical Fngincering
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Rusher . . .
Continued from Page 4
In each case, including LI Salvador, this requires a pre
liminary decision as to whether the existing government
merits U.S. support, or whether a risky attempt ought to
be made to change horses in midstream. In the case of El
Salvador, the conclusion was that Duarte's government
did merit our support. The next question, logically, was
what kind of support?
Economic aid is clearly essential, to ease such pressures
on the Salvadoran government as can be eased in this way,
and it has been forthcoming. Beyond that, however, mili
tary assistance is obviously important: especially helicop
ters and other means of rapid transportation, high-grade
communications equipment, and the sort of relatively
small arms needed to combat guerrilla forces. Instructors
and military advisers are helpful too: The guerrilla forces,
especially their commanders, are usually veterans of long
training and experience in communist countries.
Foreign troops are rarely needed in such situations;
there are usually plenty of native males willing to fight on
the government's side. Vietnam was an exception because
it had a long border with a powerful communist neighbor
nation (North Vietnam) which enjoyed, in many respects,
the role of a privileged and unattackable sanctuary. With
the North Vietnamese army committed to battle in the
South, outside help ultimately became essential.
It is possible that Nicaragua, whose "Marxist" army is
far larger than any that could conceivably be required for
defense, is being groomed for the role of a Central Ameri
can North Vietnam. If so, it might at some future point
become desirable to send foreign troops to El Salvador's
assistance. But, for many obvious reasons, these ought not
to be U.S. forces. A Latin American international brigade,
whose very presence would emphasize the commitment
of most nations of the hemisphere to the support of the
Salvadoran government, would be infinitely preferable.
One way or another, though, the message of El Salva
dor must be the message of Verdun: They shall not pass.
(c) 1982, Universal Press Syndicate
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