August Quote by Saddam Hussein

Obviously, I didn't think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take ALL of Kuwait .

— April Glaspie

The invasion of Iraq was not an unprecedented event; it really was the natural extension of a conflict with Iraq that began on August…

— Michael Klare

It was not the United States who invaded Kuwait; it was Iraq. It was not the United States that went to war with Iran;…

— Colin Powell

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly…

— Dick Cheney

The ruling family in Kuwait is good at blackmail, exploitation, and destruction of their opponents. They had perpetuated a grave U.S. conspiracy against us……

— Saddam Hussein

The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name…

— George H. W. Bush

This aggression will not stand. With these words, George Bush committed the United States to the liberation of the oil-rich Kingdom of Kuwait, after…

— George H. W. Bush

We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater.

— Les Aspin

Sovereignty is a question of principle. We must tell the Iraqis: you are a sovereign people. And you are in charge of your own…

— Jacques Chirac

Having removed the dictator, the allies have moved to put Iraqis in control of Iraq. Now, as they draft and ratify their Constitution, we…

— Kay Granger

I went to Kuwait, Baghdad, you know all through Iraq. I went to Qatar, Afghanistan.

— Paul Wall

Deadline for Iraqi withdrawal is legislating defeat.

— Newt Gingrich