esu caselist
William Harlow
wfharlow
Sun Oct 19 22:55:53 CDT 1997
my case list came in a little messed up too, i would appreciate it if
somebody would bachchannel me another copy or repost it.... thanks for your
extra work!
bill harlow
ut el paso
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> From: Doug Dennis <ddd at UMR.EDU>
> To: EDEBATE at LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: esu caselist
> Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 7:44 PM
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> my list came in a bit wierd. could someone forward me another copy?
>
> thanks
>
> ddd at umr.edu
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43rd annual Pflaum National Debates
Case List
Below is the list of affirmative cases and negative arguments ran by
teams in the early rounds of the ESU tournament. The list is exactly as
what was written down
AFFIRMATIVE
Augustana College BC [Jeremy Brett/Kate Charles] - open
Plan: The USFG should substantially increase security assistance to the
Phillipines including, but not limited to, an optimal mix of port calls,
military to military exchanges, and joint training exercises through
agreeing to Phillipine recommendations on revisions to the Status of
Forces Agreement. Funding and enforcement shall be guaranteed through
normal means. Affirmative speeches guarantee intent.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Power vacuum, South China Seas, Arms Races
Solvency advocate(s): Swiss Review, 7/1/96, Fischer, Heritage
Foundation Report, July 1997; Cossa, Federal News Service, 5/30/96
Augustana College/Emporia State CA [Wesley Calvert/Brad Areheart] - JV
Plan: give counternarcotic ads to Thailand
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: solves for tobacco-related deaths
Central Methodist JS [Mark Jones/Amanda Strodtman] - JV
Plan: As a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum and in coordination with
all interested parties, the US will substantially increase its security
assistance to the topic nations by providing all necessary funding and
support for a regional arms registry. The registry will be based on the
UN register and will also include light arms. The US will fully comply
with the registry by providing information on all US arms transfers and
sales.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Arms Registry stops/solves Spratley/SCS war; Arms
Registry stops wars resulting from fishing disputes; Arms Registry stops
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Solvency advocate(s) : Susan Sim, Singapore Straits Times, "Enhance
Regional Cooperation" July 23, 1997
Central Methodist SG [Latham Scott/Juile Gillogly] - JV
Plan: The security assistance organization shall provide antipiracy
training, education, and patrolling to SEA nation. Search lights and
on-board measures provided to maritime shipping industry. Reporting
process streamlined to not delay ships.
Advs/Harms/Scens: China dislikes Piracy/wants help; Malacca straits key
to international shipping.
Eastern New Mexico BF [Matt Barretto/John Foy] - Open
Plan: The USFG, through all normal means, will ofe\fer the AIM-120
AMRAAM missile to Malaysia along with an additional complement of 8 FA
18D Hornet aircraft under the direct commercial sales program. After 30
days, upon inability to pay due to financial hardship, the package will
be offered through EDA. Intent is to foster alliance relations for
betterment of all life.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: US/Malaysian relations; Investor confidence
(solving security is key to investor confidence India-Malaysia-Singapore
growth triangle)
Solvency advocate(s): Jasin '96 (A. Kadir - Business Times, "F-18
Hornet Fighter Aircraft", January 29); Soh, May 24, 1997 (Felix - The
Straits Times, "Laxamana"); Yeow, December 18, 1996 (Jimmy - "Exclusive
Economic Zone", Business Times); New Straits Times, "FA - 18/D",
September 29, 1997
Eastern New Mexico GW [Katie Gilkinson/Shawn Wilkerson] - JV
Plan: Security assistance to Phillipines to clean up Subic Bay and levy
civil suits against former DOD officials that allow for no cleanup
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Toxic Waste/ Moral imperative
Solvency advocate(s): None listed.
Eastern New Mexico RK [Leonard Redhorse/David Keller] - Open
No information given
Eastern New Mexico DG [Matthew Dunn/Chandra Garrett] - JV
Plan: The USFG, through all normal means, will ofe\fer the AIM-120
AMRAAM missile to Malaysia along with an additional complement of 8 FA
18D Hornet aircraft under the direct commercial sales program. After 30
days, upon inability to pay due to financial hardship, the package will
be offered through EDA. Intent is to foster alliance relations for
betterment of all life.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: US/Malaysian relations; Investor confidence
(solving security is key to investor confidence India-Malaysia-Singapore
growth triangle)
Solvency advocate(s): Jasin '96 (A. Kadir - Business Times, "F-18
Hornet Fighter Aircraft", January 29); Soh, May 24, 1997 (Felix - The
Straits Times, "Laxamana"); Yeow, December 18, 1996 (Jimmy - "Exclusive
Economic Zone", Business Times); New Straits Times, "FA - 18/D",
September 29, 1997
Emory SK [Anjan Sahni/George Kouros] - Open
Plan: Through ARF, the US does confidence building measures. ARF
enforces.
Advantages/Scenarios/Harms: Observation I: War coming in the status
quo (Bradley '96)/deficiency in China military to first strike/War in
Spratley = Sino/US conflict and war; Obs II: Asian Wars - Status quo =
deterioration into war/lack of arms makes ASEAN vulnerable/ASEAN
failure=lack of weapons/US complacency guarantees conflit (Cato, '96);
Obs. III : Asian war - status quo mediation efforts fail/breakdown
Solvency advocate(s): Only US has means (Dickenson, '95)/Only maritime
solves ability for diplomacy (Gray '95); CBMs = security dialogue =
solve force (Jakarta '93); Now key time for focus; Acting now key to
solving for territorial disputes
Tricks: Lots of analytical turns on the disads
Emory RH [Shanara Reid/Nessa Horewich] - Open
Plan: In order to increase security assistance to the relevant topical
nations, the US, under the auspices of the ARF, should propose a martime
surveillance regime, including all necessary training and enforcement.
Any transfers will occur through EDA and DCS. Plan does not favor any
SCS claimant.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: SI: SCS - China perceive any cost of
takeover = nuclear war; SII: Asian Wars - overlapping claims, US only
one to solve; ballistic missile prolife = miscalc; OII: SQ fails -
efforts collapse inevitabe; OIII: US solves, US gets China to coop;
Aff=verification of current regimes; maritime security solves all
security threats
Tricks: Conflict inevitable and only US political capitol solves.
Spills over to solve North Korea and India-Pakistan.
Emporia State NZ [Tony Nation/Les Zoch] - JV
Plan: The US Green Berets in Cambodia will secretly be diverted to
covertly capture Pol Pot, using all existing methods. Pol Pot will be
offered to the UN Genocide Tribunal to await indictment.
Advantages/harms/scenarios: Cambodian civil war/prevents future
genocide
Tricks: counter kritiked threat construction by saying you cannot
ignore past genocide. It leads to more genocide.
Ft. Hays CH [John Clune/Andrew Halverson] - Open
Plan: The USFG, through normal diplomatic means and under the aupices
of nuclear non-proliferation and disarm fund, will initiate a CSBM with
the nations of Southeast Asia, to create a regional nuclear cooperation
organization with the following functions: Reactor safety and
non-prolif focus as advocated by Speier and Chow, Info clearing,
Upgraded nuclear safety material control, safeguard siting and operation
of facilities?
Advantages/harms/scenarios: Elimination of Southeast Asia
Solvency advocate(s): Manning, Washington Quarterly, 1997; Speier and
Chow, "Asiatom: Proposals, Alternatives and Next Steps." July 1996.
Tricks: Plan not exclusive (?)
Ft. Hays AC [Mark Anderson/Mike Chacey] - Open
Plan: The USFG through all normal diplomatic means and under the
auspices of nuclear non-proliferation and disarm fund, will intiate a
CBM with ASEAN countries to crease a regional nuclear coop organization
with the following function: a reactor safety focus on
non-proliferation function as advocated by Speier and Chow,
coordination, information clearing, upgraded nuclear safety, material
control, a safeguard system, siting, and operation of facilities and
enhanced transparency for regional nuclear activities.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Indonesia reactor melt-down - worse than 1000
nuclear bombs. Case claims to solve all of the Asia-Pacific.
Solvency advocate (s) : Robert Manning, Washington Quarterly, Spring
1997; Satoski Isaka, Nikkei Weekly, April 28, 1997; Richard Speier and
Brian Chow, RAND Doc Drv - 1367-DOE, July 1996 (I type what I see)
Johnson County OS [Tom O'Toole/Sara Shuman] - JV
Plan: The US gives CMAC $8 million dollarts and licenses for demining
technology
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: save lives and limbs
Solvency advocate(s): Cambodia Times (July 2, 1997 and March 17, 1997)
Kanas AM [Hajir Ardebelli/Grant McKeehan] - Open
Plan: Kansas gives satellite information tech to all Southeast Asian
countries to increase symmetry. Accelerates status quo efforts for tech
info. Distribution makes tech available to China. Verification
technology = key emphasis of plan.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: Observation I - We are at a turning point
when information becomes available (Desantos, '97), we soon will cross
critical threshold, high res imagery available at end of this year; SEA
= main markets for sats; US/Thailand just reached an agreement; stations
available next year: Scenarios - Asymetrical relations bad for 8
reasons/ Asymetrical relations increase tension; leads to
miscalculation; Miscalculation = misinterpretation; instantaneous
communication allows warring information/misinterpretation = war
Solvency advocate(s): Internal Policy Review Studies, Harvard, 1996
Tricks: The 2ac will read a whole bunch of extension evidence - Asia
wants tech for help in monitoring forest fires and this tech will save
hundreds of thousand of lives; this tech stops an economic collapse.
The 1ac says they will share the info tech with China thus averting the
CHina disads. The affirmative reads turns to all of the disads and then
reads additional impact extension evidence for them.
Kansas EM [Mike Eber/Amy Miller] - Open
Plan: The US will make a multiyear longterm commitment to removal of
unexploded ordnances in Laos. The US will provide a data base of all
bombing sites over Laos and guarantee technical assistance and support
including enhanced naval detection, air knives, and Lexfoam.
Restrictions on providing supplies and demolitions will be lifted. US
will commit to providing annual assistance of ten million for the next
ten years. Funding and enforcement guaranteed. Speeches clarify
intent.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: US made a mess in Laos, US solves, success
in Laos leads to a wider demining effort, lives saves.
Solvency advocate(s): None listed
Tricks: Laos key to world demining. Affirmative use of tech equals a
model.
Kansas SH [Tom Seymour/Ryan Hudson] - Open
Plan: the US will adopt policy changes necessary to ensure a long-term
commitment to regular joint exercises with the Phillipines.
Advs/Harms/Scens: US pullout will lead to multiple scenarios for
conflict: South China Seas, Malaysia/Thailand/Indonesia, economic trade
won't check war, conflict escalates
Advocate(s): No cite listed - US joint exercises solve - US presence
key
Kansas BR [Chad Brockman/Nathan Rodriguez] - Open
Plan: US will substantially increase its sustained technical support
and assistance to demining efforts in Cambodia. Any necessary
logistical support will be ensured.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: limbs blown off, death, agriculture, civil
war
Solvency advocate(s): McCarthy (Time, 9/1/97, page 46)
Kansas FH [Steve Flinn/Scott Herndon] - Open
Plan: USFG will substantially increase security assistance to Southeast
Asian nations by creating an Asian Elephant Conservation Fund. A total
of 5 million/year will be allocared for law enforcement/training and
management. Modelled after 1737.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Species - Southeast Asian Ecosystem collapse
Advocate(s): Dinnerstein and Corliss Pearl (1997)
Michigan State OH [Emily Owens/Katy Hoffman] - Open
PLAN: The AEPI will extend relevant technical assistance to guarantee
cleanup of former US Bases Subic Bay and Clark. Funding and Enforcement
guaranteed. Speeches will clarify intent.
Advs/Harms: Health harms, morality, defense conversion
Solvency Advocate(s): Renner, 1993 (Real Security), VPI December 10,
1996, UPI November 12, 1994
Michigan State BC [Matt Blair/Eric Cornellier] - Open
Plan: In consultation with all relevant actors, the United States will
expand joint exercises like Operation Cobra Gold by inviting Brunei,
Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, and Thailand to participate. These
exercises will be properly funded, coordinated and implemented on a year
to year basis. Funding and enforcement will be guaranteed through
appropriate means.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Asian power vacuum and South China Seas
Solvency advocate: Adicott, Military Law Review, 1990
Tricks: Bunch of add-ons in the 2AC
Michigan State WM [Allison Woidan/Aaron Monick] - Open
Plan: The USFG shall substantially increase the extension of
encryption by utilizing the direct commercial sales section of the
security assistance program. The federal approval process for exports
will be shifted from the current 40 and 56 bit standards to a standard
that has no ceiling. Funding and enforcement will be guaranteed.
Speeches will clarify intent. Plan is extended to Brunei, Phillipines,
Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Adv I: Hackers (Scen 1 - nuke attack on the US;
Scen 2- fast economic collapse); Adv. II: US Competitiveness - Trade
Wars (Spicer)
Solvency advocate(s): Parenty, 1997, Moran 1997, Mehta 1997
Michigan State RS [Big Bill Rand/Orion Smith] - Open
Plan: The USFG shall substantially increase the extension of encryption
by utilizing the direct commercial sales section of the security
assistance program. The federal approval process for exports will be
shifted from the current 40 and 56 bit standards to a standard that has
no ceiling. Funding and enforcement will be guaranteed. Speeches will
clarify intent. Plan is extended to Brunei, Phillipines, Thailand,
Singapore, and Malaysia.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Adv I: Hackers (Scen 1 - nuke attack on the US;
Scen 2- fast economic collapse); Adv. II: US Competitiveness - Trade
Wars (Spicer)
Solvency advocate(s): Parenty, 1997, Moran 1997, Mehta 1997
Notre Dame GG [Elizabeth Guidi/David Garland] - Open
No information given.
Southern Illinois MV [Matt Moore/Joey Vuglia] - Open
Plan: The USFG will substantially increase its security assistance to
Southeast Asia by making available AWAC aircraft and P-3 Orion aircraft
equipped with inverse synthetic aperture radar and low-light television
for use in combatting maritime piracy to all nations listed in the
resolution. All relevant piracy information gathered will be shared
among participating countries.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Refugees, regional instability, SLOCs
Solvency advocate(s): Carpenter and Wiencek, Asian Security Handbook,
1995
Southern Illinois SM [Lil' Zach Sapienza/Jeff Metz] - Open
Plan: Give MCM helicopters to Singapore
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Oil spills, economic collapse, and peace
Solvency advocate: "None"
Southwest Texas TL [Sean Tiffee/Travis LaCoss] - Open
Plan: USFG will pass the International Relations Judiciary Committees
version of the Safety and Freedom through Encryption Act, without
mandatory key recovery and delayed notification amendments and reconcile
to have federal government to send 128-bit strong encryption to the
topic countries. This will be done through all topical and necessary
means with enforcement and funding provided.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: Info-war; Economy; Extropy
Southwest Texas WM [Steven Williams/Jason Meyers] - Open
Plan: USFG will substantially increase security assistance to Southeast
Asia by making available AWACs and P-3 Orion with inverse synthetic
Aperture Radar or low light level television for pirates.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Piracy is dehumynizing and stigmatizing,
endangers SLOCs, risks conflict
Trinity LM [Chris Lotz/Ben Mesches] - Open
Plan: The USFG will increase security assistance to Phillipines by
engagin in a comprehensive and cooperative clean-up of Clark and Subic.
The DOD, in conjunction with all other relevant topical actors, will
carry out appropriate investigation and remediation efforts. Funding
and enforcement guaranteed as per security assistance law and mandates
of Defense Environmental Restoration Program. Appropriations will not
trade-off with future cleanup. Intent.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: Health harms killing Filipinos.
Solvency advocate(s): Bayoneto, Fordham Environmental Law Journal,
1994; Butts, 1994; Aerospace Daily, 1992; UPI BC cycle, 1996.
UMKC BC [Scott Betz/Josh Coffman] - Open
Plan: The USFG will substantially increase security assistance to
Southeast Asia in consultation with all relevant actors by deploying
special operation forces to do security assistance to Thailand,
Singapore, and the Phillipines. Following recommendations of Adicott,
Stiner Howard, and Marquies. Funding and enforcement.
Advantages/harms/scenarios: LICs/Democracy
Solvency advocate(s): Adicot, '90 (Military Law Review)
UMKC BW [Matt Baisley/Adam Whyte] - Open
Plan: The USFG will substantially increase security assistance to
Southeast Asia in consultation with all relevant actors by deploying
special operation forces to do security assistance to Thailand,
Singapore, and the Phillipines. Following recommendations of Adicott,
Stiner Howard, and Marquies. Funding and enforcement.
Advantages/harms/scenarios: LICs/Democracy
Solvency advocate(s): Adicot, '90 (Military Law Review)
UMKC/Emporia SS [Laurie Stites/Monica Stuby] - JV
Plan: Take US aid money away from Hun Sen and give it to the Cambodian
democratic groups.
Advantages/harms/Scenarios: Democracy (stability allows for democratic
success); Cambodian conflict escalates into regional and global war.
Solvency advocate(s): Fisher
UMKC WC [Ben White/Tommy Curry] - JV
Plan: The USFG, in consultation with appropriate regional actors will
provide conflict resolution and preventable diplomacy measures to ASEAN
nations through the ARF and ASEAN PMC, to establish a multilateral
maritime security surveillance and safety regime with an expanded
incidents agreement.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Sea conflicts - subs = escalation of conflicts
(Scen I - SCS, Scen 2 - Japan re-arm)
Solvency advocate(s): Stuart and Tow, '95 (Adelphi 299, page 4-66);
Wing Commander R.W. Grey '93 (Australian National University, Working
Paper 274, "A proposal for cooperation in maritime security in SE Asia",
July); Wallace and McConis, '95 (University of British Columbia, Journal
of Peace Res.); Swinnerton and Ball, 1993
UCO/Emporia HG [Jason Heard/Rob Gilligan] - JV
Plan: Engage ASEAN nations specifically to Burma with Robert Gelbards'
5 point plan
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: Drugs/AIDS, organized crime, genocide
Solvency advocate(s): Robert Gelbard
UCO SW [Tony Sherbert/Matt Whetmore] - JV
Plan: The USFG will increase security assistance to Myanmar by
repealing the Omnibus Consolidation Act and restoring aid in Myannar to
pre-1990 levels. Any and all relevant actors can be included. Funding
and enforcement through relevant agencies, including Congress. Any and
all conflicting legislation will be declared "unconstitutional."
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Adv I - drugs - sanctions prevent anti-narcotic
efforts; Adv II - China/India war - increase Chinese influence in Burma
makes India backlash; Adv. III - Leadership - sanctions decrease
leadership
Solvency advocate(s): Mulik, Merrill, Emmerson
UNLV PM [Tonna Purtle/Mercedes McGill] - Open
Plan: The USFG will increase security assistance by providing real0time
satellite data info/interpretation systems through FMS to Indonesia.
The systems will be exclusively for stopping forest fires. Funding and
enforcing through normal means. Speeches will clarify.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Species, suffering, transportation
Solvency advocate(s): NOAA-12; satellites info tech solves. New
Scientist, 10/11/97; Periera 9/30/97; BBC 9/12/97
UNLV KR [Rick Kimbrough/Steve Roberson] - Open
Plan: USFG will increase security assistance by providing satellite
interp systems and info tech to Indonesia through FMS
Advs/harms/Scenarios: Species, suffering, transportation
Solvency advocate(s): Sats solve with interp systems - New Scientist,
1997; Straits Times, 1997, and BBC, 1997.
Tricks: Good uniqueness
Wheaton CW [Lisa Carter/John Wilson] - Open
Plan: The USFG will increase security assistance by initiating
civilizational dialogue to all the topic nations. This dialogue will
include, but not be limited to, topics such as traditional Asian values
as well as traditional Western values and the universal elements found
between them, the economic, social, and political dimensions of life,
the dignity and sanctity of the humyn person, and causes for the current
jingoism. All policies toward Southeast Asia will be reviewed in light
of this discussion and will reflect an equal relationship between these
two civilizations. Funding through normal means.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: World peace
Solvency advocate(s): Anwar Ibrahim, The Asian Renaissance. 1997.
Wichita State HG [Jeremy Hathaway/Brian Gough] - Open
Plan: The US Defense Security Assistance Agency will coordinate the
USFG to substantially incrase security assistance in Laos.
Specifically, the US will provide the budget request for UXO removal in
Laos, increase the number of trainers in Laos, and provide the optimal
mix of clearance tech, including, but not limited to TNA, APGR, mobile
magnometers, and MODS. In addition, the US will provide awareness and
management training as per the recommendations of Paul Davies. Funding
will be provided to Laos through reallocation of DOD funds of
established procedures, none of which will come from current demining or
debombing efforts. Enforcement will be provided by relevant agencies.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Save lives and agriculture/famine in Laos.
Solvency advocate(s): Asian Political News, 1/15/96; Linda Ehrichs, AP
Worldstream, 5/9/97; Paul Davies in Mines and UXOs in Cambodia and
Laos: Understanding the Cost, 1997; Dr. John Foley, April 1996,
http://www.scaine.com
Wichita State HM [Peter Higgins/Kristi Morioka] - Open
Plan: The US Defense Security Assistance Agency will coordinate the
USFG to substantially incrase security assistance in Laos.
Specifically, the US will provide the budget request for UXO removal in
Laos, increase the number of trainers in Laos, and provide the optimal
mix of clearance tech, including, but not limited to TNA, APGR, mobile
magnometers, and MODS. In addition, the US will provide awareness and
management training as per the recommendations of Paul Davies. Funding
will be provided to Laos through reallocation of DOD funds of
established procedures, none of which will come from current demining or
debombing efforts. Enforcement will be provided by relevant agencies.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Save lives and agriculture/famine in Laos.
Solvency advocate(s): Asian Political News, 1/15/96; Linda Ehrichs, AP
Worldstream, 5/9/97; Paul Davies in Mines and UXOs in Cambodia and
Laos: Understanding the Cost, 1997; Dr. John Foley, April 1996,
http://www.scaine.com
Wichita State HL [James Harris/Jamie Linkouos] - JV
Plan: The US Defense Security Assistance Agency will coordinate the
USFG to substantially incrase security assistance in Laos.
Specifically, the US will provide the budget request for UXO removal in
Laos, increase the number of trainers in Laos, and provide the optimal
mix of clearance tech, including, but not limited to TNA, APGR, mobile
magnometers, and MODS. In addition, the US will provide awareness and
management training as per the recommendations of Paul Davies. Funding
will be provided to Laos through reallocation of DOD funds of
established procedures, none of which will come from current demining or
debombing efforts. Enforcement will be provided by relevant agencies.
Advs/Harms/Scenarios: Save lives and agriculture/famine in Laos.
William Jewell CD [Troy Colburn/Jenn Davis] - JV
Plan: The USFG, in coordination with international organizations and
other interested parties, will substantially increase security
assistance to Laos by a) initiate and provide full support for landmines
and UXOs education programs and local levels in Laos: b) focus on the
program will be on solutions appropriate to the program to local
conditions in the (unreadable) context; c) specific programs are
included but not limited to awareness programs and education.
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: save people from UXOs and landmines
Solvency advocate(s): Bhoutros-Ghali, '95 (Office of International
Security and Peace Keeping Operations)
William Jewell PM [Louis Petit/Matt McGee] - JV
Plan: USFG, in consultation with interested parties will increase
education on UXOs and landmines in Laos through indigenous education
programs.
Harms/Advantages/Scenarios: Laotians are killed by UXOs and landmines
(11,000 have died in which 50% were kids); causes permanent damage and
food shortages.
Solvency advocate(s): Boutros Ghali in '95
[www.un.org/dopis/landmine/undocs/ a511724d.htm], McNamara, US
DEPARTMENT OF STATE DISPATCH, December 02, 1996
William Jewell CK [Marianne Chance/Heather Knight] - JV
Plan: Educate Laos children. Funding through state department
Advantages/Harms/Scenarios: solves for children and farmers dying
NEGATIVE
Augustana College BC [Jeremy Brett/Kate Charles] - open
(versus SW Texas WM - Piracy)
Off-case positions: Russia Arms Sales DA, India encirclement
Case arguments: No piracy now/ASEAN solving piracy/ Culteral
Imperialism/No risk of SLOC tension
Collapsed to: Russia, solvency takeouts, culture
Augustana College/Emporia State CA [Wesley Calvert/Brad Areheart] - JV
(versus Central Methodist JS - Regional Arms Registry)
Off-case positions: Counterplan - have Japan do it; DA - Unilateral US
action breaks down renegotiation of security guidelines and kills
US/Japan security alliance; T - security assistance is four things (FMS,
etc.)
Case arguments: Asia perceives US action as imperialism/will reject
plan; arms registry not in US interest because decrease sales = decrease
grwoth and could = "bad things"; SE Asia rejects regional arms registry
Collapsed to: Perception of cultural imperialism = no solvecny, Japan
counterplan, Japan Alliance Da
Central Methodist JS [Mark Jones/Amanda Strodtman] - JV
(versus WJC CD - UXOs in Laos)
Off-case positions: Russian encirclement; T - security assistance (1961
Foreign Policy Act); Soft power China; T - substantially (8.4%)
Case arguments: UXO solvency in status quo
Collapsed to: T - substantially; case
Central Methodist SG [Latham Scott/Juile Gillogly] - JV
(versus JCCC - demining)
Off-case positions: Japan (neo-nat); Sino/US; Clinton; Spending
Case arguments: not enough money to solve; demining does not work
Collapsed to: Clinton, Japan, China, case
Eastern New Mexico BF [Matt Barretto/John Foy] - Open
(versus Ft. Hays AC - nuclear reactor)
Off-Case positions: China - coop in Asia Pacific leads to a hard liner
backlash which leads to Taiwan invasion; India - SE Asian security
encircles India, leading to a Kashmir nuke conflict; Fiat - t/f of case
means you can't fiat into the future; Interest Rate Hike - Spending
leads to Greenspan hiking interest rate
Case arguments: Nuke power will not lead to accidents, nuke accidents
not bad, Indonesian timeframe is 2026
Collapsed to: India, China, case
Eastern New Mexico GW [Katie Gilkinson/Shawn Wilkerson] - JV
(versus UCO/Emporia Hgilligan - Burma)
Off-case positions: China, T, Clinton
Case arguments: Burma drugs negative
Collapsed to: China, case
Eastern New Mexico RK [Leonard Redhorse/David Keller] - Open
(versus SW Texas TL - Encryption)
Off-case positions: T - "its"; Clinton (Nato); Veto Counterplan
Case arguments: solvency take-outs; militias
Collapsed to: T - its and solvency takeouts
Eastern New Mexico DG [Matthew Dunn/Chandra Garrett] - JV
(versus Emporia NZ - kidnap Pol Pot)
Off-case positions: T - security assistance must be external threat;
China; Threat Construction
Case arguments: Pol Pot not a threat; Khmer Rouge remains - cannot
solve
Collapsed to: all - internal story through all
Emory SK [Anjan Sahni/George Kouros] - Open
Off-case positions: security assistance - T (specific to joint
exercises not being in the budget), substantially - T (must be 8.4%
increase of the budget), Clinton (fast track impact), Spanos
Case arguments: do joint exercises now, US-Japan alliance equals
stability, troop presence equals conflict
Collapsed to: Spanos argument (only argument in the block)
Emory RH [Shanara Reid/Nessa Horewich] - Open
(versus Notre Dame -
Off-case positions: Clinton DA, Russia DA, T - joint development does
not equal security assistance
Case arguments: Status quo presence solves, US can't solve
Emporia State NZ [Tony Nation/Les Zoch] - JV
(versus Central Methodist - piracy)
Off-case positions: Clinton (CTBT impact), Japan (US unilateral action
blocks alliance), Spending (more spending = interest rate hike)
Case arguments: can't solve piracy
Collapsed to: Japan and Spending
Ft. Hays CH [John Clune/Andrew Halverson] - Open
(versus Michigan Stae OH - cleanup of Subic Bay)
Off-case positions: T - nation to nation; Russian Arms Sales DA; Budget
Process; China (increasing security assistance = backlash); African
tradeoff; Military readiness; Clinton good (Leadership - Khalizad)
Case arguments: No moral hierarchy
Collapsed to: T
Ft. Hays AC [Mark Anderson/Mike Chacey] - Open
(No information given)
Johnson County OS [Tom O'Toole/Sara Shuman] - JV
(versus ENMU GW - Subic Bay cleanup)
Off-case positions: Clinton; Japan; Gunpowder briteline: Security
assistance is military to military
Collapsed to: Japan and Clinton
Kanas AM [Hajir Ardebelli/Grant McKeehan] - Open
(versus Wichita State HG - UXOs in Laos)
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