When speaking to the students and faculty of National Defense University, President George W. Bush brought up previous issues with Iraq: “When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, the world joined forces to turn him back. But the international community would have faced a very different situation had Hussein been able to blackmail with nuclear weapons.”
– Transcript, “Remarks by the President to Students and Faculty at National Defense University,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Accessed on 6/20/2016