George H.W. Bush

If there was a problem that demanded my attention, I would. But I'm not sure. I can handle whatever comes up from wherever I am. We've got a great system of communications, and I think we demonstrated that during the Gulf war. Last one.

The United States has plans to be sure that Saddam Hussein does what he's supposed to do, and that is to comply with Resolution 687 and also 688, which refers to the brutalization of his own people.

No, I won't, because the U.N. makes these decisions. Dr. Ekeus makes these calls. He has our full confidence, and what he plans to do next is his business. That is not something that's done by the United States.

Well, I don't like it. But I, unfortunately, have not grown accustomed to but am less shocked than I used to be by breaches of this nature. But in any event, I don't want to go further into what I like or don't like about it. But I must…

I'm going to roll up my sleeves and do what is right for the American people, and I don't care what the polls say.

We're not running against the Comeback Kids, we're running against the Karaoke Kids.

To put it real simple: We kicked a little Baghdad bully.

It was long overdue.

Today I am signing into law S. 959, the 'Thomas Jefferson Commemoration Commission Act.'

I determine that it is in the national interest for the Export-Import Bank of the United States to guarantee, insure, extend credit, and participate in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or lease of any product or…

We're not going to let that happen to the United States.

We are going to keep on trying to strengthen the American family.

We will not rest until we have received the fullest possible accounting of every POW - MIA.

It’s a question of trust.

If anyone tells you that imperial communism fell on its own, tell them that you helped punch it in the gut and sent it tumbling back down the back stairs of history.

This is the Nation that toppled the wall.

We are going to change it.

Our dream, our ideals, and our ideas have awakened dreams from Managua, to our south, all the way to Moscow.

We will always stand by those who stood up for America.

He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected.

I totally deny that we're trying to pick a fight, and I totally deny we're trying to pick a fight for political purposes.

We've been in constant touch with our allies, yes.

We're determined that U.N. Resolution 687 will be fully implemented.

There will be no politics, and I will do what is right for the United States and in this case for the rest of the world.

I have said before, all options are open.