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neva, only to be totally rebuffed.
This past weekend, in a last ditch effort, the secretary
general of the United Nations went to the Middle East
with peace in his heart, his second such mission. And he
came back from Baghdad with no progress at all in get
ting Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait.
Now, the 28 countries with forces in the gulf area
have exhausted all reasonable efforts to reach a peace
ful resolution, have no choice but to drive Saddam from
Kuwait by force. We will not fail.
As I report to you, air attacks are underway against
military targets in Iraq. We are determined to knock out
Saddam Hussein’s nuclear bomb potential. We will also
destroy his chemical weapons facilities. Much of Sad
dam’s artillery and tanks will be destroyed.
Our operations are designed to best protect the lives
of all the coalition forces, by targeting Saddam’s vast
military arsenal.
Initial reports from Gen. Schwarzkopf are that our
operations are preceding according to plan. Our objec
tives are clear: Saddam Hussein’s fores will leave Ku
wait; the legitimate government of Kuwait will be re
stored to its rightful place; and Kuwait will once again
be free.
Iraq will eventually comply with all relevant United
Nations resolutions and, then, when peace is restored, it
is our hope that Iraq will live as a peaceful and cooper
ative member of the family of nations, thus enhancing
the security and stabiliy of the gulf.
Some may ask: “Why act now? Why not wait?” The
answer is clear. The world could wait no longer. Sanc
tions, though having some effect, showed no signs of
accomplishing their objectives.
Sanctions were tried for well over five months, and
we and our allies concluded that sanctions alone would
not force Saddam from Kuwait.
While the world waited, Saddam Hussein systemati
cally raped, pillage and plundered a tiny nation, no
threat to his own.
He subjected the people of Kuwait to unspeakable
atrocities, and among those, maimed and murdered in
nocent children.
While the world waited, Saddam sought to add to the
chemical weapons arsenal he now possesses, and infin-
tely more dangerous weapon of mass destruction, the
nuclear weapon.
And while the world waited, while the world talked
peace and withdrawal, Saddam Hussein dug in and
moved massive forces into Kuwait.
While the world waited, while Saddam stalled, more
damage was being done to the fragile economies of the
Third World, emerging democracies of Eastern Eu
rope, to the entire world including to our own econ
omy.
The United States, together with the United Nations,
exhausted every means at our disposal to bring this cri
sis to a peaceful end. However, Saddam clearly felt that,
by stalling and threating and defying the United Na
tions, he could weakened the forces arrayed against
him.
While the world waited, Saddam Hussein met every
overture of peace with open contempt. While the world
prayed for peace, Saddam prepared for war.
I had hoped that when the United States Congress in
historic debate took its resolute action, Saddam would
realize he could not prevail and would move out of Ku
wait in accord with the United Nations resolutions. He
did not do that.
Instead, he remained intransigent. Certain that time
was on his side. Saddam was warned over and over
again to comply with the will of the United Nations.
Leave Kuwait or be driven out.
Saddam has arrogantly rejected all warnings. In
stead, he tried to make this a dispute between Iraq and
the United States of America. Well, he failed.
Tonight, 28 nations, countries from five continents,
Europe and Asia, Africa and the Arab league have
forces in the Culf area, standing shoulder to shoulder
against Saddam Hussein.
These countries had hoped the use of force could be
avoided. Regrettably, we now believe that only force
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will make him leave.
Prior to ordering our forces into battle, I instructed
our military commanders to take every necessary step
to prevail as quickly as possible. With the greatest de
gree of protection possible for American and allied
service men and women, I have told the American peo
ple before that this would not be another Vietnam. And
I repeat this here tonight.
Our troops will have the best possible support in the
entire world, and they wil not be asked to fight with one
hand tied behind their back. I am hopefully that this
fighting will not go on for long, and that casualties will
be held to an absolute minimum.
This is an historic moment. We have in this past year
made great progress in ending the long era of conflict
and cold war. We have before us the opportunity to
forge for ourselves and for future generations a new
World order. A world where the rule of law, not the law
of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.
When we are successful, and we will be, we have a
real chance at this new world order an order in which a>
credible United. Nations can use its peacekeeping role
to fulfill the promise and vision of the U.N.’s founders.
We have no argument with the people of Iraq. In
deed, for the innocents caught in this conflict, I pray
for their safety.
Our goal is not the conquest of Iraq. It is the liber
ation of Kuwait. It is my hope that somehow the Iraqi
people can that even now convince their dictator that he
must lay down his arms, leave Kuwait, and let Iraq itself
rejoin the family of peace-loving nations.
Thomas Paine wrote many years ago: “These are the
times that try men’s souls.”
Those well-known words are so very true today. And
even as planes of the multi-national forces attack Iraq, I
prefer to think of peace, not war.
I am convinced, not only that we will prevail, but that
out of the horror of combat will come the recognition
that no nation can stand against a world united. No na
tion will be permitted to brutally assault its neighbor.
No president can easily commit our sons and daugh
ters to war. They are the nation’s finest. Our’s is an all
volunteer force, magnificently trained and highly moti
vated.
The troops know why they’re there. And listen to
what they say. For they have said it better than any pres
ident or prime minister ever could.
Listen to Hollywood Huddleston, Marine Lance Cor
poral, he says, “Let’s free these people so we can go
home and be free again.”
And he’s right. The terrible crimes and tortures com
mitted by Saddam’s henchmen against the innocent
E eople of Kuwait are an affront to mankind, and a chhl-
:nge to the freedom of all.
Listen to one of our great officers out there, Marine
Lieutenant Walter Boomer, he said, “There are things
worth fighting for. A world in which brutality and law
lessness are allowed to go unchecked isn’t the kind of
world we’re going to want to live in.”
Listen to Master Sergeant J.P. Kendall of the 82nd
Airborne, “We’re here tor more than just the price of a
gallon of gas. What we’re doing is going to chart the fu
ture of the world for the next hundred years. It’s better
to deal with this guy now, than five years from now.”
And finally we should all sit up and listen to Jackie
Jones, an Army lieutenant, when she says, “If we let
him get away with this, who knows what’s going to be
next.”
I have called upon Hollywood and Walter and J.P.
and Jackie and all their courageous comrades-in-arms
to do what must be done.
Tonight, America and the world are deeply grateful
to them and to their families.
And let me say that everyone watching and listening
tonight, when the troops we’ve sent in finish their work,
I am determined to bring them home as soon as possi
ble.
Tonight as our forces fight, they and their families
are in our prayers and may God bless each and every
one of them and the coalition forces at our side in the
Gulf. And may He continue to bless our nation, the
United States of America.
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earlier.
“We should have done this earlier
because there was no way Saddam
Hussein was going to give up,” Doh-
nalik said.
He said since the United States
outnumbers Iraq in planes, the U.S.
forces should use it to their advan
tage.
“You are always going to lose lives
in war, but the people enlisted in the
reserves and armed forces to defend
our country and they realized that
when they enrolled,” he said.
Fred Pilkington, a senior account
ing major, said he likes the way Bush
has specific plans to handle the war.
“War is not an immoral action and
it’s regrettable it had to happen this
way, but I’m happy Bush responded
quickly and efficiently,” Pilkington
said.
“It is better to take short-term los
ses,” he said. “In general, I support
what the president is doing.”
Matt Mars, a senior architecture
major, said Bush would not have
sent troops to Saudi Arabia to do
nothing.
“We can no longer hope war is not
going to happen, so now we can only
hope it is short,” Mars said.
Mars said after watching the news,
he thought there was an overwhelm
ing attitude that the soldiers were
tired of waiting and seemed ready to
start.
“The apprehension was almost
getting as bad as the conflict itself,”
Mars added.
Since the war with Iraq is the first
major war this generation has expe
rienced, Mars said it has hit home
hard.
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