George H.W. Bush

I can't anticipate his motive.

A Cyprus solution could not be provided by the United States but had to be reached through direct negotiations between the two Cyprus communities.

The members of the Security Council call on the leaders of the two communities to cooperate fully with the Secretary General.

Progress toward reconvening U.N.-sponsored intercommunal talks was interrupted by two developments in July.

I will hold Baghdad responsible.

Each of us must understand our rights and responsibilities as citizens.

Our objectives were obvious from the start: the immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal of all Iraqi forces from Kuwait; the restoration of Kuwait's legitimate government.

I do hereby proclaim September 17, 1990, as Citizenship Day.

We knew that an Iraq that had the most powerful military machine in the Gulf... would pose a threat to the Persian Gulf, to the Middle East, and to the entire world.

No. I've never seen the world community so closely aligned against this man.

There's no room for compromise or negotiation on that point.

I don't particularly see more hope now because it's so clear what the world is demanding of Saddam Hussein.

I think the Arab world has been responsibly united in opposition to Saddam Hussein's aggression.

I hereby determine that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to sell M833 depleted uranium anti-tank ammunition, Stinger missiles, and associated equipment to Saudi Arabia.

I determine that it is not in the national economic interest to impose the fee described under subsection (b) of that section.

Under this policy, the capability to perform certain critical military activities has been concentrated in the Reserve component.

I don't discuss hypothetical contingencies.

And let me just recite the history for the American people here.

By making judicious use of the President's authorization, the Secretary of Defense will be able to ensure that essential capabilities such as these and others are available to support our operational requirements.

The deployment of United States forces to conduct operational missions in and around the Arabian Peninsula necessitates this action.

I think any decisionmaker in the United States or in any of these countries is concerned about the lives of innocent civilians.

Activating reservists to support operations such as those now underway has been a central feature of this approach.

I have today, pursuant to section 673b of title 10, United States Code, authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service within the Department of…

Let's wait and see what happens.

I don't think it was any turning up the heat.