George H.W. Bush

I have today... authorized the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force... to order to active duty units and individual members not assigned to units of the Ready Reserve.

There is no unwarranted optimism, and there will be none.

We're pleased with the way things have gone so far.

We're not going to stop until he fully complies with the resolutions.

The U.S. has also been in contact with its coalition partners.

He's got to get out of Kuwait.

The United States has been in touch with the Government of Israel to express its outrage over the missile attacks by Iraq.

I think our people are doing very well.

He can call it anything he wants, interpret any way he wants, but we are going to prevail.

I feel so strongly about our troops over there.

I just would hate to risk misleading the American people.

We're determined to finish what we've set out to do.

I am determined to bring them home as soon as possible.

The world could wait no longer.

Our objectives are clear: Saddam Hussein's forces will leave Kuwait.

Tonight, 28 nations -- countries from 5 continents, Europe and Asia, Africa, and the Arab League -- have forces in the Gulf area standing shoulder to shoulder against Saddam Hussein.

This conflict started August 2d when the dictator of Iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor.

We are determined to knock out Saddam Hussein's nuclear bomb potential.

I hereby determine that an unforeseen emergency exists which requires immediate military assistance to Turkey.

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

The liberation of Kuwait has begun.

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.

The time for war in El Salvador is over; the time for a peace settlement is now.

The United States is prepared to go the last mile for peace in El Salvador.