George Bush actually said...

"I still am hopeful that he'll get the message and he'll do what he ought to do, which is get out of Kuwait by the 15th of January -- totally, without condition."

"I'm very comfortable with the briefing."

"Saddam keeps saying that Kuwait is Province 19 of Iraq, and that flies directly in the face of the United Nations resolutions."

"I think we're both still hoping that there will be a peaceful resolution."