George Bush actually said...

I think that facilitated the battle in a way that's kept your loss of life, our loss of life way, way down from the earlier predictions.

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions with Prince Bandar bin Sultan of Saudi Arabia

02/27/1991

More George Bush Quotes

If I did not think our mission in Iraq was vital to America's security, I would bring our troops home tomorrow.

The benchmarks will make it more likely we win. Withdrawing on an artificial timetable means we lose.

I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation in Iraq. I'm not satisfied either.

The race is over as far as a lot of the punditry goes.