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WAR IN THE GULF: THE WHITE HOUSE; PRESIDENT ASSERTS HE IS PUTTING OFF LAND-WAR DECISION

ANDREW ROSENTHAL, Special to The New York Times

1991

Overview

\"The air campaign has been very, very effective and will continue for a while,\" Mr. [Bush] said at a brief appearance in the White House Rose Garden. Repeating his vow that he, not President Saddam Hussein of Iraq, would dictate the pace of the war, he said, \"We are going to take whatever time is necessary to sort out when a next stage might begin.\" Overlap Is Possible During his Rose Garden appearance, Mr. Bush made a special point of addressing that issue. \"I would be remiss,\" he said, \"if I didn't assure the American people that this war is being fought with high technology. There is no targeting of civilians.\" Mr. Bush also said Mr. [Dick Cheney] and General [Colin L. Powell] were \"very reassuring in terms of the morale of our people over there.\" He continued: \"They know why they're there. They are gung-ho about it. They know its importance, they know that it's right and just, and so I have great confidence in them, and altogether I feel much better after this briefing.\"

• Publisher: New York Times Company
• Subject: BUSH, GEORGE (PRES) / CHENEY, DICK (SEC) / KELLY, THOMAS (LT GEN) / PERSIAN GULF WAR / POWELL, COLIN L (GEN) / ROSENTHAL, ANDREW / UNITED STATES ARMAMENT AND DEFENSE / UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS