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While acknowledging that the United States Navy has been put in a difficult position protecting shipping in the Persian Gulf, Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr. (R, 7th-Va.) reiterated his support for the naval presence at a town meeting in Rappahannock County last week.
“It’s just not a place where we can employ forces efficiently... it is a difficult place to use U. S. military force - nevertheless, we have done the right thing to be there.”
And, the congressman added that he feels that the shooting down of a civilian Iranian jetliner on July 3, with the loss of 290 lives, was justified given the information that the captain of the U.S.S. Vincennes had at the time. “Obviously, Capt. (Will) Rogers had to do what he thought best to protect the lives of his crew and his ship.”
Mr. Slaughter said that he feels sure that the circumstances of the incident will become more clear after the Navy’s incident report is released. Last week, he noted, the investigative team had requested additional time to complete its work.
Mr. Slaughter called the recfnt peace overtures by Iran promising, and ventured the hope that, if a cease-fire is achieved, the United States can curtail its involvement in the region. He also suggested that America’s allies could help the situation by giving the United States more assistance, creating a true multi-national presence in the Gulf.
Turning his attention to Central America, Mr. Slaughter called the closing of the opposition newspaper La Prensa and Catholic Radio by the Nicaraguan Sandanistas the true indication of their intentions.
But, he complained, the actions have received little attention in the
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