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ighlymotivated.thetrooknowwhythey''rethere.andlistentowhattheysay,forthey''vesaiditbetterthananypresidentorprimeministerevercould.

listentohollywoodhuddleston,marinelancecorporal.hesays,"let''sfreethesepeople,sowecangohomeandbefreeagain.''''andhe''sright.theterriblecrimesandtorturescommittedbysaddam''shenchmenagaittheiocentpeopleofkuwaitareanaffronttomankindandachallengetothefreedomofall.

listentooneofourgreatofficersoutthere,marinelieutenantgeneralwalterboomer.hesaid:"therearethingsworthfightingfor.aworldinwhichbrutalityandlawleeareallowedtogouncheckedi''tthekindofworldwe''regoingtowanttolivein.''''

listentomastersergeantj.p.kendallofthe82ndairborne:"we''rehereformorethanjustthepriceofagallonofgas.whatwe''redoingisgoingtochartthefutureoftheworldforthenext100years.it''sbettertodealwiththisguynowthan5yearsfromnow.''''

andfinally,weshouldallsitupandlistentojackiejones,anarmylieutenant,whenshesays,"ifwelethimgetawaywiththis,whoknowswhat''sgoingtobenext?''''

ihavecalleduponhollywoodandwalterandj.p.andjackieandalltheircourageouscomrades-in-armstodowhatmustbedone.tonight,americaandtheworldaredeeplygratefultothemandtotheirfamilies.andletmesaytoeveryonelisteningorwatchingtonight:whenthetroowe''vesentinfinishtheirwork,iamdeterminedtobringthemhomeassoonaspoible.

tonight,asourforcesfight,theyandtheirfamiliesareinourprayers.maygodbleeachandeveryoneofthem,andthecoalitionforcesatoursideinthegulf,andmayhecontinuetobleournation,theunitedstatesofamerica.

georgebush-january16,1991
   

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