Kuwait's legitimate government must be restored. The security and stability of the Persian Gulf must be assured. Americans citizens abroad must be protected. These goals are not ours alone. They have been endorsed by the U.N. Security Council five times in as many weeks.
Most countries share our concern for principle.
And many have a stake in the stability of the Persian Gulf. This is not, as Saddam Hussein would have it, the United States against Iraq. It is Iraq against the world. As you know, I've just returned from a very productive meeting with Soviet President Gorbachev. I am pleased that we are working together to build a new relationship.