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Kerrey: Soldiers shouldn’t die for cheap oil WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring that young Americans shouldn’t die in battle just to keep gasoline prices low, Sen. Bob Kerrey on Sunday said the U .S. should abandon the notion of cheap oil. The Nebraska Democrat, a Viet nam veteran and Congressional Medal Of Honor recipient, said he supported President Bush’s decision to send troops to the Persian Gulf, but only as a means of preventing an Iraqi inva sion of Saudi Arabia. “I question the response that says that we’re going to go there and have our young people die so that we can have cheap oil here at home,’ ’ Kerrey said in an appearance on NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press.” “The only justification that I find that is legitimate is that... we’re the only nation that could move quick enough to prevent an invasion of Saudi Arabia.” Congressional Democrats have generally supported Bush during the Middle Eastcrisis, although there has been some grumbling that the presi dent should clarify his long-term objectives in the Persian Gulf region. American troops were sent to the area after Iraqi forces easily conquered Kuwait in an Aug. 2 invasion. Iraq annexed the oil-rich emirate six days later. Like most members of Congress, which has been recessed in August, Kerrey has been in his home state while the tense situation in the Per sian Gulf has unfolded. Kerrey suggested that American demand tor cheap oil contributed to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s rise to power in the Middle East. ‘ ‘We in general have been blinded by money ... and as a consequence, we put into place policy that encour aged Hussein to become extremely strong,” he said. Kerrey said Americans arc being very tolerant of higher oil prices that have resulted from the gulf tensions, “even though they arc grumbling a bit about it.” Nebraska reserves called up The Associated Press An undetermined number of Nebraska Naval Reserves have been called to active duty to support U.S. efforts in the Per sian Gulf. Lt. Kathy Isgrig said a hand ful of medical personnel based at the Naval Reserve Center in Lincoln and Omaha were proc essed Saturday for destinations that included military hospitals in California, South Carolina and Virginia. The Lincoln reserves were n’t expected to travel overseas as part of the U.S. military ef fort to keep Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia. Iraq invaded Kuwait Aug. 2, precipitating the crisis. The orders issued Saturday eventually will activate six to 10 of the 60 reserves based in Lincoln, although others could be requested later, Isgrig said. Nationally, about 3,000 na val reserves are expected to be among more than 40,000 re servists President Bush last week authorized for call-up, Isgrig said. All of the Lincoln reserves are doctors, nurses and others with medical backgrounds, Is erie said. They will fill vacancies cre ated at military hospitals when full-time members of the armed forces are shipped overseas, Isgrig said. None of the Lincoln reserves were expected to be shipped overseas. Lt. Cmdr. Mcrcwyn Lyons confirmed that Omaha-based reserves received activation orders Saturday. Meanwhile, about 30 U.S. Army Reserve leaders in Kan sas and Nebraska were sched uled to report to their units Sat urday to select personnel to be used if the units are called to active duty. Skeleton crews from the S^th Army Reserve Command were to report in response to the Per sian Gulf crisis, said Lt. Col. John Sampson, a public affairs officer. He said company com manders, first sergeants and other administrators will identify about 300 reserves. The units affected included the 1012th General Support Company out of Fremont, whose primary mission is general sup port, such as mess, laundry, supplies and maintenance, and the 1012th General Support Detachment out of Norfolk, also a general support unit. 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