06/26/1989
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"I think Saddam Hussein should fully, without condition, comply to the U.N. resolutions."
"I ordered the deployment of U.S. military forces to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf to deter further Iraqi aggression and to protect our interests in the region."
"I hope that he is rethinking his position of unyielding opposition to the will of the rest of the world."
"An unchecked aggression today could lead to some horrible world conflagration tomorrow."