    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [February 15, 1991]
    [Page 144]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Iraqi Offer To Withdraw
    From Kuwait
    February 15, 1991

        We have not yet examined a full official text of the Revolutionary
    Command Council's statement, but it clearly contains conditions for
    Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait. The United Nations Security Council
    resolutions are clear in their insistence that the withdrawal be
    complete and unconditional. Promises alone are not sufficient. There
    must be not only agreement to comply with all United Nations Security
    Council resolutions but also immediate and concrete action on the
    ground.

                        Note: Press Secretary Fitzwater read the statement
                            to reporters at 8:32 a.m. in the Briefing Room
                            at the White House.