    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [March 13, 1991]
    [Page 265]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Iraqi President Saddam
    Hussein's Use of Force Against the Iraqi People
    March 13, 1991

        Saddam Hussein has a track record of using his military against his
    own population. We have received information over the past week that he
    has been using helicopters in an effort to quell civil disturbances
    against his regime. We are obviously very concerned about this.
    President Bush expressed his concern at the news conference. This
    behavior is clearly inconsistent with the type of behavior the
    international community would like to see Iraq exhibiting. Iraq has to
    convince the world that its designs, both against the international
    community and its own population, are not military and aggressive.