George Bush actually said...

If he thought this brutal treatment of pilots is a way to muster world support, he is dead wrong.

Remarks on the Persian Gulf Conflict and the Baltic States and an Exchange With Reporters

01/20/1991

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The liberation of Kuwait has begun.

It is vital to the national security interests of the United States to finance the sale of defense articles and services to Turkey.

I hereby authorize the provision of up to $32,000,000 in defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense.

As of 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Operation Desert Storm forces were engaging targets in Kuwait and Iraq.