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I is a picture almost guaranteed to alarm American audiences: U.S. soldiers, lightly armed and vulnerable, sandwiched between nervous Israeli and Syr- ian soldiers on the Golan Heights. That visceral imagery is at the center of a debate that has ex- ploded in Washington in recent days over the widely anticipated use of American peacekeeping troops as part of any settlement between Syria and Israel. The unfolding battle pits sup- porters of the policies of the gov- ernment of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin against opponents who see the nascent proposal as a glaring weakness that they hope to exploit in the interests of thwarting the return of any ter- ritory to the Syrians. Not surprisingly, some Israeli officials regard that strategy as a blatant attempt to limit their options in the negotiations by dragging the explosive issue of peacekeeping troops into the messy realm of American parti- san politics. But distinguishing between le- gitimate concerns about a poten- tially dangerous American military involvement and an in- appropriate interference in in- ternal Israeli affairs is not easy — a fact causing headaches for American supporters of the peace process. The American front in the bat- tle for Golan opened in earnest last week after Secretary of State Warren Christopher's latest swing through the region. Mr. Christopher's shuttle diplomacy — which is expected to resume next month — did little to clari- fy Syria's response to the latest Israeli proposal for a phased with- drawal from parts of Golan in re- turn for credible guarantees of a "full peace" with the Jewish state. But it did focus new attention on Israel's willingness to discuss relinquishing parts of the strate- gic heights, and on Washington's desire to play a much more active role in the Syrian-Israeli talks in the coming months. The Christo- pher mission also added to the perception that an international peacekeeping force with a signif- icant American component is front and center in the adminis- tration's thinking. 'We've been talking a lot about the idea — which means that somebody in Israel has been giv- ing us encouragement," said William Quandt, a fellow at the Brookings Institution in Wash- ington. 'What we seem to be say- ing that while this isn't something we're desperately ea- ger to do, it is a proposal that could help bridge some major gaps." Israeli officials have not offi- cially endorsed the concept. But they have done little to discour- age such speculation — a fact that has ignited opposition from several quarters. Some of that op- position emanates from the Pen- tagon, where the recent experience in Somalia — and the indelible memory of the 241 American soldiers killed by a ter- rorist bomb in Beirut in 1983 — have created a powerful aversion to open-ended peacekeeping op- erations. During a recent trip to Israel for retired generals and admirals Some Israeli officials regard the effort as a blatant attempt to limit their negotiating options. sponsored by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), a major subtheme in- volved the growing unhappiness in the military establishment with peacekeeping assignments in general. JINSA, with its close ties to military brass, has a long- standing policy against U.S. peacekeepers on the Golan Heights based mostly on the mil- itary risks, according to special projects director Shoshana Bryen. "I'm not opposed to the United States helping Israel and Syria make a deal," she said. "But do- ing it by inserting ourselves be- tween them is not a good idea from a military standpoint." The continuing downsizing of the American military, she said, means that this country does not have sufficient manpower to make such a mission work; the close proximity of Israeli and Syr- ian forces makes the Golan very different from the military envi- ronment in the Sinai, where American troops have been part